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The No Agenda show analyses (twice weekly) exactly what you're talking about and compares many sources. They deconstruct the media. They frequently also use Eu

The No Agenda show analyses (twice weekly) exactly what you're talking about and compares many sources. They deconstruct the media. They frequently also use European (France 24 and Deutsche Welle) and Asian (like CCTV) to contrast the news in the U.S. They also include RT and compare. http://www.noagendashow.com/ http://www.noagendashow.com/

bunyip 9y ago
up vote for the no agenda show. Unfortunately, what passes for journalism today is an over-processed product designed to cram more ads in front of your face and prompt more consumption rather than inform.
taurath 9y ago
They tend to demonstrate what I've been calling the conspiracy funnel - they may have some worthy criticisms at first, but to be worthy to be on their show everything they air must have a huge slant they can fight against, or else they won't talk about it. They end up talking about mostly conspiracies and propaganda, leaving out the idea that a lot of journalism in the US is biased but more or less above board.
- tertius 9y ago
  > they may have some worthy criticisms at first, but to be worthy to be on their show everything they air must have a huge slant they can fight against, or else they won't talk about it. They call themselves "media analysts" so by definition they only talk about whatever nonsense the media is spewing this week. By that very nature they focus on the things you mention. That's they're goal.
  - taurath 9y ago
    Why yes - but you also replied to someone complaining that the news had become so editorialized. I don't feel like they are a good example of how one can get non-editorialized news!
    - tertius 9y ago
      Agreed. They focus on deconstruction. So for those who would like to see current events (i.e. through lens of the media) for what they truly are. May be useful for a subset of people who view the mainstream as largely chasing dollars. Which the OP certainly falls into.
bobbygoodlatte 9y ago
While entertaining, No Agenda is far too conspiracy-theory laden to be taken seriously. They frequently talk about "chemtrails" and mock scientists who believe in climate change. Not too far off from Alex Jones.
- Kroniker 9y ago
  I can see how a new listener might be thrown off, but they really aren't conspiracy nuts. Yes, they frequently joke about chemtrails, but it is within a context of a joke, or as a punchline. Yes, they mock scientists that advocate for global climate change- not because of the actual phenomena, but because of the low quality of the papers that promote it, the corrupt method by which grants are only given to those that agree with the hypothesis, and the near fanatical following that people have created around it. Is climate change real? Of course, they aren't doubting that. Is there a lot of hokum surrounding it? Absolutely. People become fear mongers to turn a quick buck. No Agenda is, as many fans of the show put it "a twice weekly dose of sanity". When people were freaking out about "Russia hacking the DNC", they scoured the news and put all the evidence on the table, which turns out there wasn't much. Other news just took the headline and ran. Same deal on the other side of the conspiracy-isle with pizzagate: they scoured and put all the evidence on the table. Turns out there wasn't much. They are fantastic for calming you down when the news winds you up about something.
  - curiousess 9y ago
    > When people were freaking out about "Russia hacking the DNC", they scoured the news and put all the evidence on the table, which turns out there wasn't much. Why would this be surprising for a covert operation? Does this make the story a fabrication? A "debunking" style of news is interesting provided it's not the only mode of reporting. But if you are always looking for holes in the story, you may miss out on what's actually there.
  - taurath 9y ago
    All they talk about is conspiracies. Even if they didn't believe in any of them, I'd still call them conspiracy nuts. There's always the sense of "something more is going on here" whenever they talk about just about anything - and its far far past the point of ironic humor, its the main pull of the show. I can see after a while a frequent listener can feel they're vaccinated against it, but to a new listener it is just conspiracy theories all day, which should tell you something. At some point, you're just as "in on the joke" as a Rush Limbaugh listener.
pluma 9y ago
I prefer Unfilter: http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/unfilter/ http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/unfilter/ They admitted being directly inspired by No Agenda but they're less prone to conspiracies and try to point out when they're entertaining them. I feel they have a bit of a (US) libertarian bias, which as a German makes them feel too conservative for my taste, but their reporting seems somewhat more objective at times than going straight for CNN. That said, I found their reporting more interesting in the beginning when they were heavily focused on the fallout from the Snowden revelations. It feels like they've started going more in the radio show host entertainment direction lately with Patreon mailbags and such, plus there's a lot of reporting on the cannabis situation in the US (though they usually leave that out of the main show).
jefurii 9y ago
I'm immediately suspicious of someone who tells me they have no agenda.

bunyip 9y ago

up vote for the no agenda show. Unfortunately, what passes for journalism today is an over-processed product designed to cram more ads in front of your face and prompt more consumption rather than inform.

taurath 9y ago

They tend to demonstrate what I've been calling the conspiracy funnel - they may have some worthy criticisms at first, but to be worthy to be on their show everything they air must have a huge slant they can fight against, or else they won't talk about it. They end up talking about mostly conspiracies and propaganda, leaving out the idea that a lot of journalism in the US is biased but more or less above board.

tertius 9y ago
> they may have some worthy criticisms at first, but to be worthy to be on their show everything they air must have a huge slant they can fight against, or else they won't talk about it. They call themselves "media analysts" so by definition they only talk about whatever nonsense the media is spewing this week. By that very nature they focus on the things you mention. That's they're goal.
- taurath 9y ago
  Why yes - but you also replied to someone complaining that the news had become so editorialized. I don't feel like they are a good example of how one can get non-editorialized news!
  - tertius 9y ago
    Agreed. They focus on deconstruction. So for those who would like to see current events (i.e. through lens of the media) for what they truly are. May be useful for a subset of people who view the mainstream as largely chasing dollars. Which the OP certainly falls into.

bobbygoodlatte 9y ago

While entertaining, No Agenda is far too conspiracy-theory laden to be taken seriously. They frequently talk about "chemtrails" and mock scientists who believe in climate change. Not too far off from Alex Jones.

Kroniker 9y ago
I can see how a new listener might be thrown off, but they really aren't conspiracy nuts. Yes, they frequently joke about chemtrails, but it is within a context of a joke, or as a punchline. Yes, they mock scientists that advocate for global climate change- not because of the actual phenomena, but because of the low quality of the papers that promote it, the corrupt method by which grants are only given to those that agree with the hypothesis, and the near fanatical following that people have created around it. Is climate change real? Of course, they aren't doubting that. Is there a lot of hokum surrounding it? Absolutely. People become fear mongers to turn a quick buck. No Agenda is, as many fans of the show put it "a twice weekly dose of sanity". When people were freaking out about "Russia hacking the DNC", they scoured the news and put all the evidence on the table, which turns out there wasn't much. Other news just took the headline and ran. Same deal on the other side of the conspiracy-isle with pizzagate: they scoured and put all the evidence on the table. Turns out there wasn't much. They are fantastic for calming you down when the news winds you up about something.
- curiousess 9y ago
  > When people were freaking out about "Russia hacking the DNC", they scoured the news and put all the evidence on the table, which turns out there wasn't much. Why would this be surprising for a covert operation? Does this make the story a fabrication? A "debunking" style of news is interesting provided it's not the only mode of reporting. But if you are always looking for holes in the story, you may miss out on what's actually there.
- taurath 9y ago
  All they talk about is conspiracies. Even if they didn't believe in any of them, I'd still call them conspiracy nuts. There's always the sense of "something more is going on here" whenever they talk about just about anything - and its far far past the point of ironic humor, its the main pull of the show. I can see after a while a frequent listener can feel they're vaccinated against it, but to a new listener it is just conspiracy theories all day, which should tell you something. At some point, you're just as "in on the joke" as a Rush Limbaugh listener.

pluma 9y ago

I prefer Unfilter: http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/unfilter/ http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/unfilter/ They admitted being directly inspired by No Agenda but they're less prone to conspiracies and try to point out when they're entertaining them. I feel they have a bit of a (US) libertarian bias, which as a German makes them feel too conservative for my taste, but their reporting seems somewhat more objective at times than going straight for CNN. That said, I found their reporting more interesting in the beginning when they were heavily focused on the fallout from the Snowden revelations. It feels like they've started going more in the radio show host entertainment direction lately with Patreon mailbags and such, plus there's a lot of reporting on the cannabis situation in the US (though they usually leave that out of the main show).

jefurii 9y ago

I'm immediately suspicious of someone who tells me they have no agenda.