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I used to pick my general news from a financial newspaper. Why? Because they didn't care. As far as they were concerned, non-financial news were there only for

I used to pick my general news from a financial newspaper. Why? Because they didn't care. As far as they were concerned, non-financial news were there only for their readers to have the most basic understanding of the main topics and not make fools of themselves. "There was this protest, so many people showed up, and these were their central demands", done. I don't doubt that a neutral article about anything is possible. The problem is removing from the loop those who care deeply about it.

thinkingemote 8y ago
Lindsey Anderson, left wing film director of "If" only read the UK right wing newspaper The Telegraph because "it's easier to see the lies" compared to papers his peers read.
- dmix 8y ago
  What does that have to do with what the OP said? That is quite the opposite of neutrality. And the fact she self-identifies as 'left-wing' says everything you need to know.
  - sbmassey 8y ago
    The point being, I assume, that as a left-wing person they would be more sensitive to right-wing lies, so that they would get a more accurate model of the world through right-wing media.
    - dmix 8y ago
      > so that they would get a more accurate model of the world ...Assuming that is the goal instead of seeking out counter-narratives to fulfill confirmation bias and fuelling the outrage culture that has exploded in recent years (and which online newspapers have learned to feed into they way 24/7 news shows have been doing for years). The fact she summarized it as lies says a lot.
      - jonhendry18 8y ago
        The film director mentioned died in 1994.
  - rainingmonkey 8y ago
    *He ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Anderson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Anderson