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I'm curious if you could recommend some alternative sources for news? Every media source has bias - is the NYT really any worse than others?

• grandalf 10y ago
  > I'm curious if you could recommend some alternative sources for news? Most of the stories are readable for free in an incognito window if you google the article's title. > Every media source has bias - is the NYT really any worse than others? The NYT is far worse, simply because great measures are taken to make the content seem like actual unbiased news. Nobody minds editorial content on the editorial page, but the NYT has grown increasingly bold with its "narrative" where stories serve to reinforce a predefined worldview, which is essentially a form of propaganda. The paper runs a small number of actual unbiased articles, and a small number of quality stores about progressive causes, but those serve to help disguise its true nature. Ever since the Judith Miller fiasco the paper has gone down hill. What was previously simply omission of newsworthy content has become outright promotion of ideas. I suppose one explanation is that the NYT has "fans" of a worldview who simply want to pay for a specific narrative. That's fine, I guess, but it's not actually news.
  • tyleraldrich 10y ago
    You still haven't mentioned any alternatives - I would be interested in knowing if there are some unbiased and reputable sources for news out there, though I am doubtful of their existence.
    • grandalf 10y ago
      The only journalist I currently respect is Glenn Greenwald. Others succumb too easily to the temptation to include too many small "in group signals" followed by ad hominem attacks and weak arguments.
    • sceew 10y ago
      Wall Street Journal is my favorite. It is obviously pro-business and more conservative, but it doesn't try to hide that fact. I enjoy something that's a little out of my worldview as long as its not trying to be deceptive.