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For the Ukraine war: also do not trust any information sources. Even the good guys are lying. I've been watching foreign news (Sky News, while I'm American),

by mod 5y ago

For the Ukraine war: also do not trust any information sources. Even the good guys are lying. I've been watching foreign news (Sky News, while I'm American), to avoid both our own biases, and the inevitable chatter about American politics. Sky isn't perfect, but at least if they're being deceptive, it probably won't be targeted at me. I also like the Reddit live thread and a Twitter account @EnglishUkraine, keeping in mind that they both will have bad information sometimes given how quickly they report everything. Normally, I just don't read the news. Pretty much at all. It takes a pandemic, or an invasion to get my attention. It's a conscious choice that I believe is beneficial to my health.

jpgvm 5y ago
I don't know if that is the same SkyNews that we have here but if it is I would avoid it like the plague. It's effectively our version of Fox News. If you want something non-biased (from Australia that is) then ABC News or SBS World News is as close as you are going to get. Both are funded explicitly in a way that avoids biases (but also why our government has been trying to take said funding away...).
- mvc 5y ago
  No way is SkyNews as partisan as Fox. You'd never see someone like Sam Coates for example on Fox. And he's not the only one.
  - jpgvm 5y ago
    You couldn't get away with actual Fox News in Australia but Sky is as close as it comes.
  - iso1631 5y ago
    Austrailian Sky News != UK Sky News Sky, BBC (especially BBC World) and ITN (especially Channel 4) are all pretty good in the UK
    - mvc 5y ago
      Ah fair point. I assumed UK. Sorry jpgvm
- mod 5y ago
  Interesting. Perhaps because it's British, I couldn't tell it was biased. They definitely are not Putin fans, but that seems universal right now. I'm checking out your alternative recommendations now, thanks!
  - agent008t 5y ago
    British Sky News seems ok - he was talking about Australian. DW is also ok. But overall, the Financial Times seems the best imo - they mostly just give the facts, and they are very careful to make sure the sources are credibly and specify it when they are not.
- pmyteh 5y ago
  British Sky News is quite decent, and reasonably well respected. Despite its ownership, it certainly isn't at the level of Fox News (or even The Times).

by mod 5y ago

jpgvm 5y ago

I don't know if that is the same SkyNews that we have here but if it is I would avoid it like the plague. It's effectively our version of Fox News. If you want something non-biased (from Australia that is) then ABC News or SBS World News is as close as you are going to get. Both are funded explicitly in a way that avoids biases (but also why our government has been trying to take said funding away...).

mvc 5y ago
No way is SkyNews as partisan as Fox. You'd never see someone like Sam Coates for example on Fox. And he's not the only one.
- jpgvm 5y ago
  You couldn't get away with actual Fox News in Australia but Sky is as close as it comes.
- iso1631 5y ago
  Austrailian Sky News != UK Sky News Sky, BBC (especially BBC World) and ITN (especially Channel 4) are all pretty good in the UK
  - mvc 5y ago
    Ah fair point. I assumed UK. Sorry jpgvm
mod 5y ago
Interesting. Perhaps because it's British, I couldn't tell it was biased. They definitely are not Putin fans, but that seems universal right now. I'm checking out your alternative recommendations now, thanks!
- agent008t 5y ago
  British Sky News seems ok - he was talking about Australian. DW is also ok. But overall, the Financial Times seems the best imo - they mostly just give the facts, and they are very careful to make sure the sources are credibly and specify it when they are not.
pmyteh 5y ago
British Sky News is quite decent, and reasonably well respected. Despite its ownership, it certainly isn't at the level of Fox News (or even The Times).