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I googled “the dispatch political bias” and got political garbage like “ Bernie Sanders and the Rise of Woke Marxism” which took me to a real article on the dis

I googled “the dispatch political bias” and got political garbage like “ Bernie Sanders and the Rise of Woke Marxism” which took me to a real article on the dispatch website with that title. How the heck is this not political commentary? I’m explicitly asking for news that doesn’t have stuff like this.

SllX 6y ago
Do me a favor and read the about page. Here’s an excerpt: “ We don’t apologize for our conservatism. Some of the best journalism is done when the author is honest with readers about where he or she is coming from, and some of the very worst journalism hides behind a pretense of objectivity and the stolen authority that pretense provides.” Aptly describes my exact problem with most “news” publishers: they’re less than upfront and honest about their own biases and everyone has them, and it shapes the institution’s biases as a whole. The meat and potatoes is the Morning Dispatch and Weekly Dispatch, but they also publish opinion pieces. You’re not always going to agree, just as I don’t always agree, but you asked. Check it out or don’t.
- thujlife 6y ago
  He asked for substack author, and you provided a non substack link.
  - SllX 6y ago
    Believe it or not, that’s actually a link to a Substack site. The Dispatch has had a custom domain since they launched at the tail end of 2019.
- SamoyedFurFluff 6y ago
  I don’t give a flip what political angle they have I don’t want that political angle in my reporting. Why is that so hard to ask for earnestly?
  - SllX 6y ago
    You can ask for it; finding it is the real problem. If I thought it existed, I would be in your shoes right now. My compromise with reality is to prefer publications which are upfront, honest and generally reasonable as determined by the body of their work, not one headline found on Google. They do reporting, they do opinions, they do newsletter and podcasts which mix both. I can live with that as long as I know where they’re coming from, what their scope is, and as long as they’re not pretending to be something they’re not. Having read The Morning and Weekly Dispatches from the beginning, I haven’t been disappointed. I also enjoy the G-File and Vital Interests (both part of the Dispatch). Based off your preferences, you might actually enjoy Vital Interests if you are interested in foreign policy, but I can say for certain that you probably don’t want the G-File because that is unapologetic political wonkery, and to Jonah’s credit, he doesn’t sell that as anything but what it is. That’s one of the nice things about old-style publications: they try to offer some variety and don’t mix reporting with opinion pages. So to repeat my recommendation: check out The Dispatch, specifically check out the Morning Dispatch, the Weekly Dispatch, maybe Vital Interests. It might not be your cup of tea, or it might.
    - SamoyedFurFluff 6y ago
      Thanks for the recommendation. I just checked the latest Dispatch Weekly and am pretty disappointed by the reporting there, as a lot of the summaries still read more like political commentary and wankery than reporting facts, and the long essay about some reporters child is completely unnecessary. Is that normal for that newsletter?
      - SllX 6y ago
        I put up a temporary email address in my profile. Email me there, I’ll be removing it tomorrow. Don’t expect a response before 6PM Pacific, I’ll try to get back to you sooner than that, I’m still working right now.
  - adamcstephens 6y ago
    Pretty much all reporting has bias. As they say, they're at least being honest with you. You can't avoid it, because people are inherently biased. They can strive to remove it from the writing, but that doesn't mean they succeed.
1MachineElf 6y ago
Assume that all journalism has some from political bias, then analyze stories from different angles to develop an informed opinion. Relying on either the outlet that says "look at me, I have no bias," or the outlet that all the popular people say you can trust, carries with it a dangerous underlying assumption.
- SamoyedFurFluff 6y ago
  There’s a difference between that and waxing on bernie sanders and Marxism. If I wanted someone to masturbate about their political positions at me I can get that at any bar for free.

SllX 6y ago

Do me a favor and read the about page. Here’s an excerpt: “ We don’t apologize for our conservatism. Some of the best journalism is done when the author is honest with readers about where he or she is coming from, and some of the very worst journalism hides behind a pretense of objectivity and the stolen authority that pretense provides.” Aptly describes my exact problem with most “news” publishers: they’re less than upfront and honest about their own biases and everyone has them, and it shapes the institution’s biases as a whole. The meat and potatoes is the Morning Dispatch and Weekly Dispatch, but they also publish opinion pieces. You’re not always going to agree, just as I don’t always agree, but you asked. Check it out or don’t.

thujlife 6y ago
He asked for substack author, and you provided a non substack link.
- SllX 6y ago
  Believe it or not, that’s actually a link to a Substack site. The Dispatch has had a custom domain since they launched at the tail end of 2019.
SamoyedFurFluff 6y ago
I don’t give a flip what political angle they have I don’t want that political angle in my reporting. Why is that so hard to ask for earnestly?
- SllX 6y ago
  You can ask for it; finding it is the real problem. If I thought it existed, I would be in your shoes right now. My compromise with reality is to prefer publications which are upfront, honest and generally reasonable as determined by the body of their work, not one headline found on Google. They do reporting, they do opinions, they do newsletter and podcasts which mix both. I can live with that as long as I know where they’re coming from, what their scope is, and as long as they’re not pretending to be something they’re not. Having read The Morning and Weekly Dispatches from the beginning, I haven’t been disappointed. I also enjoy the G-File and Vital Interests (both part of the Dispatch). Based off your preferences, you might actually enjoy Vital Interests if you are interested in foreign policy, but I can say for certain that you probably don’t want the G-File because that is unapologetic political wonkery, and to Jonah’s credit, he doesn’t sell that as anything but what it is. That’s one of the nice things about old-style publications: they try to offer some variety and don’t mix reporting with opinion pages. So to repeat my recommendation: check out The Dispatch, specifically check out the Morning Dispatch, the Weekly Dispatch, maybe Vital Interests. It might not be your cup of tea, or it might.
  - SamoyedFurFluff 6y ago
    Thanks for the recommendation. I just checked the latest Dispatch Weekly and am pretty disappointed by the reporting there, as a lot of the summaries still read more like political commentary and wankery than reporting facts, and the long essay about some reporters child is completely unnecessary. Is that normal for that newsletter?
    - SllX 6y ago
      I put up a temporary email address in my profile. Email me there, I’ll be removing it tomorrow. Don’t expect a response before 6PM Pacific, I’ll try to get back to you sooner than that, I’m still working right now.
- adamcstephens 6y ago
  Pretty much all reporting has bias. As they say, they're at least being honest with you. You can't avoid it, because people are inherently biased. They can strive to remove it from the writing, but that doesn't mean they succeed.

1MachineElf 6y ago

Assume that all journalism has some from political bias, then analyze stories from different angles to develop an informed opinion. Relying on either the outlet that says "look at me, I have no bias," or the outlet that all the popular people say you can trust, carries with it a dangerous underlying assumption.

SamoyedFurFluff 6y ago
There’s a difference between that and waxing on bernie sanders and Marxism. If I wanted someone to masturbate about their political positions at me I can get that at any bar for free.