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Media outlets have always "put their thumb on the scale", but there's a big difference bias and lies. when they portray stories in a way that highlights one sid
by notatoad 6y ago
Media outlets have always "put their thumb on the scale", but there's a big difference bias and lies. when they portray stories in a way that highlights one side over another, or choose to cover certain events and not others in a way that pushes a certain narrative, they are still publishing true information. As long as they're publishing biased but true information, it's possible to get a more accurate picture by consuming news from multiple sources to try to balance out the biases. If fox news were honest, you could read Fox to try to balance out the bias you know exists on MSNBC.
Publishing straight-up lies is another thing entirely. When news sources publish lies, reading multiple news sources doesn't give you a more accurate picture, it gives you a less accurate one.
- black_puppydog 6y ago... and in conclusion, the only way to stay informed is to not read repeat offenders at all.
- simonblack 6y agoWhich is why I have completely blocked the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal from my system. Several other news sources are hanging on by a thread. Why do many 'news' sources think we have no memory of what they have written? It doesn't take very long to discover which news sites are unreliable and which ones are mostly correct.
- koheripbal 6y agoI agree, but one word of caution... > If fox news were honest, you could read Fox to try to balance out the bias you know exists on MSNBC... You cannot properly derive the truth with two opposite biases. We need reputable journalism.