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It's interesting to me that many threads here seem to imply that lower news consumption by Americans is bad and that the fault lies with the news industry. Ign

It's interesting to me that many threads here seem to imply that lower news consumption by Americans is bad and that the fault lies with the news industry. Ignoring whether it's bad or not, if Americans want mostly unbiased news, they have easy access to it on the web: https://www.reuters.com/ https://www.reuters.com/ https://apnews.com/ https://apnews.com/ Americans choose other sources for news... they're not forced to consume it. The "blame" lies with the people. Edit: Notice above that I wrote "mostly unbiased" not "totally unbiased." If you want to order all news sources by least bias, AP and Reuters are usually toward the top [0][1]. [0] https://adfontesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MBC-Jan-23-flag-2048x1620.jpg https://adfontesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MBC-Jan... [1] https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart

milkytron 3y ago
> Ignoring whether it's bad or not, if Americans want mostly unbiased news, they have easy access to it on the web: I don't think any news is truly unbiased. There is always some form of bias and it's up to the consumer to be able to determine what that bias is and the impact of it and seek altering sources. It's a skill on its own, but there is always bias.
tivert 3y ago
> Ignoring whether it's bad or not, if Americans want mostly unbiased news, they have easy access to it on the web: Those might be better than, say, the New York Times or Fox News, but they're hardly unbiased.
nathanaldensr 3y ago
Thinking that Reuters and AP are unbiased is laughable. They just happen to agree with your own biases and don't make you uncomfortable. That's not evidence of a lack of bias.
ecshafer 3y ago
All news has a bias inherently. The news choosing to publish or Not publish is itself a bias. There is a difference though between having a bias and intentionally pushing a specific viewpoint, which is the norm of the day. But this might be an overly pedantic point.
Der_Einzige 3y ago
The only actual unbiased news is CSPAN and it’s boring so no one watches it!
- axus 3y ago
  They are funded by the US Cable TV industry, so there is some room for bias. C-SPAN radio gets a good mix of callers, though you wonder if lobbyists have found a way to astro-turf that.

milkytron 3y ago

> Ignoring whether it's bad or not, if Americans want mostly unbiased news, they have easy access to it on the web: I don't think any news is truly unbiased. There is always some form of bias and it's up to the consumer to be able to determine what that bias is and the impact of it and seek altering sources. It's a skill on its own, but there is always bias.

tivert 3y ago

> Ignoring whether it's bad or not, if Americans want mostly unbiased news, they have easy access to it on the web: Those might be better than, say, the New York Times or Fox News, but they're hardly unbiased.

nathanaldensr 3y ago

Thinking that Reuters and AP are unbiased is laughable. They just happen to agree with your own biases and don't make you uncomfortable. That's not evidence of a lack of bias.

ecshafer 3y ago

All news has a bias inherently. The news choosing to publish or Not publish is itself a bias. There is a difference though between having a bias and intentionally pushing a specific viewpoint, which is the norm of the day. But this might be an overly pedantic point.

Der_Einzige 3y ago

The only actual unbiased news is CSPAN and it’s boring so no one watches it!

axus 3y ago
They are funded by the US Cable TV industry, so there is some room for bias. C-SPAN radio gets a good mix of callers, though you wonder if lobbyists have found a way to astro-turf that.