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As opposed to Rupert Murdoch, Jef Bezos (washington post), and other billionaires. who own and control a lot of English news properties and use this to spoon fe
by jillesvangurp 5y ago
As opposed to Rupert Murdoch, Jef Bezos (washington post), and other billionaires. who own and control a lot of English news properties and use this to spoon feed you right wing and left wing populist drivel?
I tend to sample across different media to get an impression of what is going on. Lately, I've been using Al Jazeera, the Times of Israel, BBC News and a few others. They each have their biases. But, if you have Al Jazeera and the Times of Israel agreeing with each other, you are dealing with solid information probably. Often the subtleties in wording, emphasis, etc. is also very telling. Adding le Monde to that list will help me understand how the French look at this world. Der Spiegel International sadly pulled the plug a few years ago but used to be similarly helpful with understanding the German perspective.
If you only read stuff that confirms your own biases, you are probably not getting informed very well.