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dyna mo · 03-15-2011, 01:46 PM

just as slanted as most any western news org, just from the other angle.

same deck of cards.

Sly · 03-15-2011, 01:52 PM

Next you are going to tell us Fox is slanted. Blasphemy.

PR_Glen · 03-15-2011, 01:54 PM

what you guys look at for news? I mean what do you trust?

for local, i stick with canoe.ca (sun papers i believe)

guardian.uk isn't bad i find

dyna mo · 03-15-2011, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly

Next you are going to tell us Fox is slanted. Blasphemy.

yeah, i gave em the benefit of the doubt based on some others who commented on how fiar & balanced it is compared to western news.

dyna mo · 03-15-2011, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PR_Glen

what you guys look at for news? I mean what do you trust?

for local, i stick with canoe.ca (sun papers i believe)

guardian.uk isn't bad i find

in all seriousness i don't trust a single one of them on the surface. i find that i have to dig a bit deeper and look at several different sources of info. everything is spun. even research documents, imo.

dyna mo · 03-15-2011, 01:58 PM

for television news though, i watch, with a grain of salt, bbc america. this weekend i watched a ton of cnn and was absolutely astounded by how poor they do news, and broadcasting in general. what a horrible channel.

_Richard_ · 03-15-2011, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PR_Glen

what you guys look at for news? I mean what do you trust?

for local, i stick with canoe.ca (sun papers i believe)

guardian.uk isn't bad i find

the local paper is disturbing.. follow the money is generally a good rule of thumb

TheDoc · 03-15-2011, 02:05 PM

It's not slanted as much as it appears... you're looking for a left/right slant, when they aren't either. Outside of the States, most media is far far far more Socially bias, which in the States 'appears' to be a slanted, but for them it's not.

Now, reporters do select sides, but al jazeera reports from many various angles, they don't just select a single side. They'll also report many things you'll never see in mainstream media here...

End of the day, even if the report has a slant, your chances of getting more facts about a situation increases the moment you leave the media in this Country.

Fox, cnn, abc, ect... "report" events .. that's all they do. They don't investigate stories and verify them, before reporting them. Some sub shows they have do, but not the normal media guys. To me at least, that's why they all appear to suck here in the States. Forget a side, they just don't actually do reporting anymore.

ottopottomouse · 03-15-2011, 02:06 PM

All news is going to have a bias, you need to watch several to get an overall opinion of your own.

theking · 03-15-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

for television news though, i watch, with a grain of salt, bbc america. this weekend i watched a ton of cnn and was absolutely astounded by how poor they do news, and broadcasting in general. what a horrible channel.

I have found that every single "news" media has a bias...so like you...I watch and read multiple "news" media and maybe...just maybe...somewhere in there there...may be some actual true facts. I...also find...like you...that "documentaries" also contain bias...so I try to watch a counter documentary...providing one exists.

When someone speaks of "truth"..."facts" etc. I find most "truth" and "facts" are in the eye of the beholder and their bias...or in mine.

Rochard · 03-15-2011, 03:21 PM

I tend to watch CNN, but their online video streaming sucks donkey balls. I found Al Jazerra and it works great. Slightly slanted but nearly as bad as I thought.

Si · 03-15-2011, 03:25 PM

You make it sound like you expected something different?

pornguy · 03-15-2011, 03:29 PM

People need to realize that its about money. Say and do what sells otherwise you are out of business.

Elli · 03-15-2011, 04:34 PM

Check out Listening Post on AlJ. It's a show that talks about how media is portraying current events, and how that affects the story itself. It's a great idea for a single show, much less a recurring one.
http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/listeningpost/

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 64,785	i've been watching al jazeera news lately, it's not any better. just as slanted as most any western news org, just from the other angle. same deck of cards.

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TheDoc Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Currently Incognito Posts: 13,827	It's not slanted as much as it appears... you're looking for a left/right slant, when they aren't either. Outside of the States, most media is far far far more Socially bias, which in the States 'appears' to be a slanted, but for them it's not. Now, reporters do select sides, but al jazeera reports from many various angles, they don't just select a single side. They'll also report many things you'll never see in mainstream media here... End of the day, even if the report has a slant, your chances of getting more facts about a situation increases the moment you leave the media in this Country. Fox, cnn, abc, ect... "report" events .. that's all they do. They don't investigate stories and verify them, before reporting them. Some sub shows they have do, but not the normal media guys. To me at least, that's why they all appear to suck here in the States. Forget a side, they just don't actually do reporting anymore. __________________ ~TheDoc - ICQ7765825 It's all disambiguation Last edited by TheDoc; 03-15-2011 at 02:08 PM..

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 64,785	for television news though, i watch, with a grain of salt, bbc america. this weekend i watched a ton of cnn and was absolutely astounded by how poor they do news, and broadcasting in general. what a horrible channel.

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