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I have quite a few. The most recent favorite is this one, which actually features verbatim quotes - and highlites the level of editorialisation in the (us) news

by e12e 8y ago

I have quite a few. The most recent favorite is this one, which actually features verbatim quotes - and highlites the level of editorialisation in the (us) news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19405173 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19405173 " js2 37 days ago | parent | un-favorite | on: Beto O'Rourke's membership in America's oldest hac... Fox News: "Young Beto O'Rourke wrote 'murder fantasy' about running over children, was part of famed hacking group: report" CNET: "Beto O'Rourke has serious hacker credentials. The presidential candidate was a member of hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow" WaPo: "'Psychedelic Warlord': Beto O'Rourke's past life as a teenage hacker" and "Beto O’Rourke’s hacking universe, explained." Sources: (... See original comment...)"

testcase_delta 8y ago
I would love a website that contrasted editorializing of the day's news and rated them. Is this something machine learning could accomplish? Sentiment analysis, perhaps?
- bun_at_work 8y ago
  This is a bit off, maybe, but close to what you're mentioning: https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news
- c0vfefe 8y ago
  There are many bias rating services, and allsides seems to be decent as any. I use a Firefox extension that they power, BiasFinder.
- fghtr 8y ago
  https://www.wikitribune.com/article/13988/ https://www.wikitribune.com/article/13988/ via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15806500 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15806500