Where do you get your news

[JohnB445]

I am new to politics and news, I was interested at age 18 but I am now starting to understand agenda's behind news stations and very bad bias.

These were the ones I was watching, I liked to watch left wing and both right wing to get both sides. But I don't really think these news stations are that good anymore.

CNN, YTY, FOX, INFO WARS. Left and right wing, all of them are terrible in my opinion. I feel its all for publicity and money, and they can lie to everyone and everyone will eat it anyways.

I caught all 4 of these station spreading lies. Is this current day news, or am I missing something?

 

[JohnB445]

There is one I did like, however. David Pakman show, Gavin Mcinnes. Still Left wing and Right wing comparison.

Just so you know I am neither left or right. I am in the middle so I would say I'm moderate.

 

[HTacianas]

I am new to politics and news, I was interested at age 18 but I am now starting to understand agenda's behind news stations and very bad bias.

These were the ones I was watching, I liked to watch left wing and both right wing to get both sides. But I don't really think these news stations are that good anymore.

CNN, YTY, FOX, INFO WARS. Left and right wing, all of them are terrible in my opinion. I feel its all for publicity and money, and they can lie to everyone and everyone will eat it anyways.

I caught all 4 of these station spreading lies. Is this current day news, or am I missing something?

I used to watch and read a number of different news sources to sort through them well enough to find out what was really going on. Then about six months ago some insane man started walking down my street dragging a clanging string of tin cans behind him and screaming incoherently at the top of his lungs. I've just been listening to him lately and I'm better informed than I've ever been.

 

[mukk_in]

I read about 16-17 online editions of various websites and new outlets (CNN, NBC News, FOX News, ABC, CBS, even Breitbart). They have views ranging from extreme left to far right. Personally, I'm slightly center-right. Peace in Christ .

 

[Petros2015]

Mostly NPR for me. Chart of other news sources and their bias below (which no one will agree with)

How biased is your news source? You probably won’t agree with this chart

 

[grasping the after wind]

Mostly NPR for me. Chart of other news sources and their bias below (which no one will agree with)

How biased is your news source? You probably won’t agree with this chart

I would say if you were to completely remove the middle group altogether and redistribute those placed there to coincide with their very real biases you would have a reasonable chart. Only those in that middle portion seem to be out of phase with reality.

 

[Norbert L]

I get my news from independent journalists who have YouTube channels. People like Tim Pool, Ben Shapiro with his Daily Wire network.

I also like social commentary from Joe Rogan, The Rubin Report and things like the recent debates between Jordan B. Peterson and Sam Harris.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Prefer Fox News which as we know leans to the right. Rated number one.

For the liberal side we subscribe to the local newspaper and local TV news -- very liberal.

M-Bob

 

[Yarddog]

I am new to politics and news, I was interested at age 18 but I am now starting to understand agenda's behind news stations and very bad bias.

These were the ones I was watching, I liked to watch left wing and both right wing to get both sides. But I don't really think these news stations are that good anymore.

CNN, YTY, FOX, INFO WARS. Left and right wing, all of them are terrible in my opinion. I feel its all for publicity and money, and they can lie to everyone and everyone will eat it anyways.

I caught all 4 of these station spreading lies. Is this current day news, or am I missing something?

Beyond any doubt, Cable News is not news in many cases. I usually watch local news stations if I want a fairly unbiased program but that is not always the case. Most programs on CNN are left leaning while their political pundits are quite liberal. Fox News would be there same as far as the right wing goes though their political pundits are further right than CNN's are left. And then there is Shep Smith. He may be the most centralist figure in Cable News and how he survives on Fox is beyond me.

 

[grasping the after wind]

Funny how people that lean one way always think that the news sources that lean the other way are more pronounced in their biases than the ones they agree with politically.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Well, I spent an hour looking at what organizations I followed over the past three month and this is what I came up with.

Every day I check…

NPR, BBC, MLive, Reuters, The Economist, UPI, Associated Press, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Detroit News, and The Grand Rapids Press.

About twice a week I check out…

Christian Science Monitor, Haaretz, Al Jazeera, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), The Jerusalem Post, Russian News Agency-TASS, and The Wall Street Journal.

Twice a month I get…

The Navy Times and Army Times.

Nothing too far left or right.

Anything else is for entertainment purposes.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

I am new to politics and news, I was interested at age 18 but I am now starting to understand agenda's behind news stations and very bad bias.

These were the ones I was watching, I liked to watch left wing and both right wing to get both sides. But I don't really think these news stations are that good anymore.

CNN, YTY, FOX, INFO WARS. Left and right wing, all of them are terrible in my opinion. I feel its all for publicity and money, and they can lie to everyone and everyone will eat it anyways.

An important distinction to keep in mind...

There's a difference between bias and inaccuracy. Some use the terms interchangeably. However, it's crucial to know the difference.

Certainly both CNN and Fox News are biased. However, they're not equally inaccurate in their reporting and punditry. (Despite the fact that right wing folks will try to suggest that "CNN is just as bad").

You do have some left wing sources that would be as bad (Salon, perhaps Mother Jones). However, in terms of the big media outlets, the left is more accurate than the right these days.

PunditFact checks in on the cable news channels


...believe me, I wish it weren't that way. I'd like to be able to get accurate information from both points of view.

 

[durangodawood]

I am new to politics and news, I was interested at age 18 but I am now starting to understand agenda's behind news stations and very bad bias.

These were the ones I was watching, I liked to watch left wing and both right wing to get both sides. But I don't really think these news stations are that good anymore.

Its really important to understand the difference between bias and reliability.

Bias mans certain topics and stories will be favored over others.

Reliability means that even if there's bias, you can still generally count on the veracity of the stories presented.

Its OK to include biased sources in your mix, as long as youre aware of the bias, and perhaps balance it out with opposing biases.

Its never any good to dip into un-reliable sources.

 

[Arcangl86]

I consume most of mine online. I read mostly the New York Times and the Washington Post. I'm looking for a reliable conservative source that doesn't cost a fortune like the Wall Street Journal.

 

[essentialsaltes]

I pay half attention to the CBS morning show, and watch the PBS NewsHour in the evening. Subscribe to Washington Post and LA Times.

Then I come here to get all the links to Breitbart and Daily Caller and someone's personal favorite... The Federalist.