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tardis 
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 Topic: Which news sources do you trust?
Posted: September 24 2006 at 00:42 |
I can't vote again, but if I could I would have to go for anonymous circulated emails...oh so trustworthy! 
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yesfan88
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Posted: September 24 2006 at 00:32 |
Of the choices, I picked BBC. I also frequently listen to NPR, but sometimes only for the jazz.
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 03:31 |
None, but if I see the same news in various media, I suspect there might be a hint of truth in it.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 00:21 |
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You're a wise man, Chris! BBC Radio 4 news and especially the Today Program are excellent and from what I've read of The Guardian, they're the best paper around in the UK.
But BBC television news I don't trust so much, they're certainly not squeeky clean like people seem to think.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 00:19 |
 xtopher wrote:
bhikkhu wrote:
I am surprised no one mentioned NPR (National Public Radio). They lean a bit to the left, but they do strive for accuracy, and objectivity. CNN is also pretty fair. |
I did! Way back on page 1. I also mentioned Google News, which doesn't write their own stories but which provides a selection of online articles from a wide range of different sources to give the viewer some perspective on different treatments to a story. |
Sorry about that. I guess I didn't read your whole post the first time through. It's a shame that more people don't use this resource. I love the NPR news programs.
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 16:19 |
I tend not to bother with TV news these days - BBC Radio 4 and the World Service are my usual sources, along with The Guardian. They all have their agendas, but they're all sources which have irritated every government in my lifetime, labour and conservative, which means they're probably getting something right. Private Eye is also worth reading - there is serious content in there as well as satire.
When I lived in Japan I watched quite a lot of CNN and thought that it was OK, although some of the international reporting seemed a little one sided. I also enjoyed Fox News briefly, until I realised that it wasn't a clever satire but was actually meant to be taken seriously.
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 16:04 |
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To an extent I trust William Maher and his Real Time show on HBO. He has the best guests joining him for interviews, and a very colorful panel.
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xtopher
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 15:57 |
bhikkhu wrote:
I am surprised no one mentioned NPR (National Public Radio). They lean a bit to the left, but they do strive for accuracy, and objectivity. CNN is also pretty fair. |
I did! Way back on page 1. I also mentioned Google News, which doesn't write their own stories but which provides a selection of online articles from a wide range of different sources to give the viewer some perspective on different treatments to a story.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: September 09 2006 at 14:23 |
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I am surprised no one mentioned NPR (National Public Radio). They lean a bit to the left, but they do strive for accuracy, and objectivity. CNN is also pretty fair.
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Posted: September 06 2006 at 03:58 |
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I watch news of all Finnish television networks + Euronews, the truth I think is near the average of this sources with different focuses. All of these sources ofcourse see the events from a viewpoint of a Western christian industrial world.
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Posted: September 06 2006 at 03:46 |
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BBC News is probably the least biased of the major news networks but I also hold CNN in high regard as well. I watch these two particularly for important international events. Otherwise it is the local news channels which I watch on a daily basis.
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Posted: September 06 2006 at 01:26 |
I don't trust any news agency.
I always like CNN for it's an obvious propaganda tool for the US, always fun to see the wheater reports, they are ussualy about the weather in places the next day something happens
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: September 06 2006 at 01:07 |
Why does everyone love the BBC so much?  Even though I do watch BBC News on television, I actually find their radio coverage a lot better. However, Channel 4 News is the best in my opinion, in terms of television news. As for newspapers, I really don't read enough of them, but I do think The Guardian are generally the least biased of the lot, so I'd most likely read that. I've visited their website a few times as well and it's normally pretty thorough. I don't really trust the BBC Television News coverage all that much though.
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Posted: September 05 2006 at 22:13 |
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I trust no one in the (mainstream) media, because they're all full of crap
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Posted: September 05 2006 at 21:30 |
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Honestly, I haven't found CNN to be too much trouble. I check BBC every now and then, but I don't pay attention to commentary/debate on any network/site. I just go for the news of the day, and don't pay attention to the subtle details which may indicate the authro is subversively liberal/conservatively biased. It doesn't matter to me.
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Posted: September 05 2006 at 21:23 |
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If you ever watched a BBC/European news network, then you'll understand how much a joke American news channels are. Even CNN sucks compared to the BBC.
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Posted: September 05 2006 at 21:19 |
Trickster F. wrote:
Bluesaga wrote:
I am as ignorant as possible regarding politics
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Posted: September 05 2006 at 17:44 |
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lol @ the fat tourist!!!  |
Hey, they wouldn't print it if it wasn't true!
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tardis
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Posted: September 05 2006 at 17:36 |
lol @ the fat tourist!!!
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Peter
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Posted: September 05 2006 at 17:34 |
That, and the ever-reliable Weekly World News, of course! 
Wonder what the bat boy, Bush's alien pal and bigfoot are up to now....
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