In this post-truth media landscape, what news sources/publications do you use & trust the most, and why?
BBC
The ABC
Guardian
Democracy Now
CBC
NPR
Basically anyone who is getting removeded at for not towing the line
If you still trust those after their coverage of the Gaza genocide has been so extremely biased towards the perpetrator, I would encourage you to rethink.
Democracy now!!! Yas.
Good collection. I like just kinda getting a grasp on what the biase is and holding it loosely.
I like cbc its public etc. Pretty balanced. Yet we also know it is neo-liberal and likely to indulge a bit far on some gender politics etc. I agree, having several outlets is important.
AP, Reuters, Al Jazeera, Guardian
This helps: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias
Reuters and AP have both been extremely biased towards the perpetrators of the Gaza genocide.
Reuters lied about Maccabi supporters attacking Dutch people instead of the other way around and manufactured fake outrage about pogroms.
Reuters also said they confirmed oct7 rape footage evidence which turned out to be a lie because it does not exist.
Lemmy shitposts
NPR, NYT, BBC. I have my criticisms, but seldom are these sources factually incorrect.
None in isolation.
CBC is a pretty reliable go-to although they’re more than a bit pandering these days. BBC is similar. Al Jazeera is pretty reliable for things not related to Islam and Palestine in particular (although they’re not as biased as they could be). AP is fairly neutral. Aside from that, it’s non-legacy Canadian sources like the Walrus and the Tyee, which all have their problems but are good at exposing reality.
Al Jazeera is infinity more reliable on Palestine then BBC or AP are, though.
ABC NBC CBS AP NPR Guardian
Lol
Why should I trust Ground News, a for-profit company, on what the media biases are?
I get what you’re saying. However, their entire business model is predicated on them being impartial. If it turned out that they were biased, their business would collapse.
That’s only true up to a certain size. If Ground News ever grows big, they’ll still retain enough of a user base regardless of what they’re doing. Compare it to e.g. Meta, Google, MS services. Or even X. Many people just never leave once they feel at home there. Meta could do even more disgusting stuff and people would still use WhatsApp, Instagram, and the likes.
BBC and CBC. They’re not unbiased, but I haven’t found any better.
Ich_iel
Dropsitenews
DemocracyNow!
Mintpressnews
Theintercept
KenKlippenstein
Jacobin
Why? Because they have not spread pro Israel propaganda without doing a minute amount fact checking. Or worse, straight up lying for Israel.
There are a few, such as TheGuardian, which have spread massive Israeli propaganda for a year. They have recently turned around tried to put the mask back on. But they have already shown their true face.
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I feel like their bias is to simply not cover things they do not want to show.
But the reason I find them more credible is because they are able to provide sources and not quote their own random anonymous journalists. If I can check the sources I can verify claims.
I dont watch international news but in germany, taz amd ND are pretty good. Best track record international i found is 404 media.
The Guardian
I extend more trust if I see consistent stories across multiple sources. If one is reporting something and no one else is, I question why.
BBC, AP, The Guardian, NYT, NBC, CBC, The Conversation, The Atlantic, Nature.
The Conversation is great, though they don’t necessarily cover headlines. They look at hot topics and interview experts. It’s about making a bridge between science and journalism.
