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For those who still want news, I think reuters provides the most balance. They do still lean left at times though with overuse of phrases like "far right".

tobltobs 6y ago
Doing a Google search 'site:reuters.com "far right"' I couldn't find any hit where the "far-right" would be inappropriate. Could you give an example where Reuters is left-leaning in your opinion.
- downerending 6y ago
  That seems to be true. But partly so because there don't seem to be any hits for "far right" in their coverage of US politics. Good for them. I doubt this would be true for NYT, WaPo, etc., but I am indeed too lazy to look. For those too young to remember what reasonable journalism used to look like, Reuters and AP are probably the closest, in the MSM.
  - TulliusCicero 6y ago
    > That seems to be true. But partly so because there don't seem to be any hits for "far right" in their coverage of US politics. Good for them. How is that a good thing? "Far right" and "far left" are both perfectly fine terms to describe certain political ideologies and movements.
    - downerending 6y ago
      In 2020, "far right" has become a cheap epithet frequently applied to half of the country. (cf "deplorables") As such, it really has no application by a neutral news source anymore. Or, to put it another way, if half of the electorate holds fairly similar views, they cannot reasonably be described as "far right" (or "far left", for that matter). The "far" end would be maybe one percent, not fifty. In any case, I appreciate journalists that simply describe the situation, and allow me to decide for myself what I think about it. Hard to remember now, but that's how it actually used to be.
    - mindslight 6y ago
      "Far right" and "far left" are both garbage terms, as they frame the political gamut to favor some reasonable "center", with that supposed "center" being economically-expedient authoritarianism. Use of the prefix "far-" is essentially just Overton window policing.
- wayupthere 6y ago
  I know it's hard for people to stomach. But look at the difference in the number of results for far left vs far right and you can see the bias.
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tobltobs 6y ago

Doing a Google search 'site:reuters.com "far right"' I couldn't find any hit where the "far-right" would be inappropriate. Could you give an example where Reuters is left-leaning in your opinion.

downerending 6y ago
That seems to be true. But partly so because there don't seem to be any hits for "far right" in their coverage of US politics. Good for them. I doubt this would be true for NYT, WaPo, etc., but I am indeed too lazy to look. For those too young to remember what reasonable journalism used to look like, Reuters and AP are probably the closest, in the MSM.
- TulliusCicero 6y ago
  > That seems to be true. But partly so because there don't seem to be any hits for "far right" in their coverage of US politics. Good for them. How is that a good thing? "Far right" and "far left" are both perfectly fine terms to describe certain political ideologies and movements.
  - downerending 6y ago
    In 2020, "far right" has become a cheap epithet frequently applied to half of the country. (cf "deplorables") As such, it really has no application by a neutral news source anymore. Or, to put it another way, if half of the electorate holds fairly similar views, they cannot reasonably be described as "far right" (or "far left", for that matter). The "far" end would be maybe one percent, not fifty. In any case, I appreciate journalists that simply describe the situation, and allow me to decide for myself what I think about it. Hard to remember now, but that's how it actually used to be.
  - mindslight 6y ago
    "Far right" and "far left" are both garbage terms, as they frame the political gamut to favor some reasonable "center", with that supposed "center" being economically-expedient authoritarianism. Use of the prefix "far-" is essentially just Overton window policing.
wayupthere 6y ago
I know it's hard for people to stomach. But look at the difference in the number of results for far left vs far right and you can see the bias.
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