I live in the U.S. (CRAZY, right?) and if you know anything about what's going on over here...yeah. I was originally watch MSNBC until I read comments under a video saying not to because they're bought, so now I don't know what to read/watch. Although I did here that foreign countries covering another country's news tend to be less biased towards us. Is that true?

8 minutes ago, Sarae.the.wannabe.chemist2 said:

Although I did here that foreign countries covering another country's news tend to be less biased towards us. Is that true?

Well, the bias does not follow the US bipartisan axis. That being said, they will obviously be biased on their own perceptions. So you will see a different type of bias here.

But there are outlets who try to characterize news media in terms of bias, such as:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Bias/Fact_Check

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllSides

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Fontes_Media

You can check their methodologies and see if you agree with them.

NPR.org

And also, apnews.com.

Are not connected to any billionaire owners or political parties, and I've found them pretty neutral and fact-based.

What I like especially is that they seem to cover everything and do not, like some news outlets, ignore news stories that don't "fit"' with some corporate or political spin.

Reuters is pretty good in its referencing. Probably the driest in its presentation of them all, I think. I follow that one, AP and also Al Jazeera for a non-Western viewpoint of world affairs. I've just added PBS and NPR, see what they are like. BBC is often put forth as unbiased , but has a corporate-wide view on things like feminism and racism, immigration etc and its reporters tend to use pro or judgemental language in subject spheres like those. Politically, it tends to echo the government of the day because they fund it through the public purse... it has to keep on the right side of them. Notable current examples of toeing the government line are Glastonbury and Israel-related news.

Edited July 1Jul 1 by StringJunky

Get away from US MSM sources, especially anything anything owned by Murdoch or Sinclair, avoid punditry in favor of news, and the quality improves considerably

All sources have bias, but some are actually useful and informative and take steps to minimize that. Another vote here for PBS and NPR, plus similar “eat your broccoli and like it” style feeds.

I read earlier today that NPR and PBS have lost their funding. From the White House notices:

"a) The CPB Board shall cease direct funding to NPR and PBS, consistent with my Administration's policy to ensure that Federal funding does not support biased and partisan news coverage. The CPB Board shall cancel existing direct funding to the maximum extent allowed by law and shall decline to provide future funding 1 May 2025"

40 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

I read earlier today that NPR and PBS have lost their funding. From the White House notices:

"a) The CPB Board shall cease direct funding to NPR and PBS, consistent with my Administration's policy to ensure that Federal funding does not support biased and partisan news coverage. The CPB Board shall cancel existing direct funding to the maximum extent allowed by law and shall decline to provide future funding 1 May 2025"

Not sure about PBS, but I remember reading that only about 1% of NPR's funding comes from the US government.

Just now, Phi for All said:

Not sure about PBS, but I remember reading that only about 1% of NPR's funding comes from the US government.

That's good news then. It's clear what the tangerine tyrant's agenda is, isn't it?

2 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

That's good news then. It's clear what the tangerine tyrant's agenda is, isn't it?

It seems like any other fascist push to redefine bias and truth in media in a way that flatters them more, but TFG's narcissism keeps pulling the spotlight away from any actual agenda they may be working under. Still, if this administration puts any more Project 2025 plans into effect, our government infrastructure may not survive. The Heritage Foundation will have brought the USA to its knees easier than any foreign adversary.

9 minutes ago, Phi for All said:

It seems like any other fascist push to redefine bias and truth in media in a way that flatters them more, but TFG's narcissism keeps pulling the spotlight away from any actual agenda they may be working under. Still, if this administration puts any more Project 2025 plans into effect, our government infrastructure may not survive. The Heritage Foundation will have brought the USA to its knees easier than any foreign adversary.

I was told as a youngster by a chap who was a communist that to beat the system, you have to be the system. That's what Trump's done and his acolytes. I hope American citizen's don't regret not doing anything now to change the direction.

17 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

I was told as a youngster by a chap who was a communist that to beat the system, you have to be the system. That's what Trump's done and his acolytes. I hope American citizen's don't regret not doing anything now to change the direction.

I have friends participating in the NO KINGS protests where my mobility issues stop me from going, but I have a good speaking voice and an app called 5 Calls, where I make five calls a day to my Reps and Senators urging them to vote down this nonsense. For instance, did you know that TFG's Mean Ugly Bill eliminates the tax one has to pay for a silencer for your handgun?! I didn't even know they were legal! It also defunds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which enforces federal financial laws and oversees financial institutions to make sure they aren't ripping people off. So much for law and order, right?

39 minutes ago, Phi for All said:

I have friends participating in the NO KINGS protests where my mobility issues stop me from going, but I have a good speaking voice and an app called 5 Calls, where I make five calls a day to my Reps and Senators urging them to vote down this nonsense. For instance, did you know that TFG's Mean Ugly Bill eliminates the tax one has to pay for a silencer for your handgun?! I didn't even know they were legal! It also defunds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which enforces federal financial laws and oversees financial institutions to make sure they aren't ripping people off. So much for law and order, right?

That's good that you are helping make a noise. It would seem to me that the GOP's love of all things arms could go against them in a lethal way if/when a critical mass of MAGA section realize they were never part of Trump and Co's plans and the effects of their policies sink in. I imagine their collective action will be highly visceral and physical. I think it's just going to get increasingly turbulent. I can't see Trump doing 4 years.

12 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

That's good that you are helping make a noise. It would seem to me that the GOP's love of all things arms could go against them in a lethal way if/when a critical mass of MAGA section realize they were never part of Trump and Co's plans and the effects of their policies sink in. I imagine their collective action will be highly visceral and physical. I think it's just going to get increasingly turbulent. I can't see Trump doing 4 years.

This part intrigues me also. History shows us that virtually all authoritarian regimes end up taking guns away from the general public. It's fascinating to think about your average MAGAt proudly handing over his guns to comply with TFG's wishes. Then again, the southern ones have been listening to one of the biggest Yankee carpetbaggers in history, a rich dude from New York City.

They might forgive him for shooting someone down on 5th Avenue, but I don't think they'll forgive him for taking away their right to shoot someone down on 5th Avenue. That's where the line might be.

3 hours ago, Phi for All said:

They might forgive him for shooting someone down on 5th Avenue, but I don't think they'll forgive him for taking away their right to shoot someone down on 5th Avenue. That's where the line might be.

The line follows 110th St. North of there, you can shoot whoever you want. 🤪

On 7/2/2025 at 1:54 PM, StringJunky said:

That's good news then. It's clear what the tangerine tyrant's agenda is, isn't it?

Hahaha! I like tangerine tyrant better than The Annoying Orange!! "Alcoylets" and "MAGAt" are good too. I think I'm gonna just smoothly steal those if y'all don't mind...

I've heard about the "Big Beautiful Bill" being passed and how all of a sudden SHTF. I'm going to look into that on AP news and Reuters. Thanks guys!

Edited July 10Jul 10 by Sarae.the.wannabe.chemist2

I have generally found Axios to be fairly low-bias, though I see that media bias analytic groups like All Sides have generally rated them as left-leaning.

https://www.allsides.com/news-source/axios

More sad news about the Washington Post, once a great news organization which diligently exposed the truth without bias or fear of the powerful. After several of its finest writers have jumped ship in the past few months - Greg Sargent, Ruth Marcus, Alexandra Petri, et al - I see that its premier national columnist and political analyst has just announced he is leaving the Post. This is the last straw for me, and I will be cancelling my subscription shortly. And, NTS, I can no longer include The Post in any listing here of low bias outlets.

53 minutes ago, TheVat said:

More sad news about the Washington Post, once a great news organization which diligently exposed the truth without bias or fear of the powerful. After several of its finest writers have jumped ship in the past few months - Greg Sargent, Ruth Marcus, Alexandra Petri, et al - I see that its premier national columnist and political analyst has just announced he is leaving the Post. This is the last straw for me, and I will be cancelling my subscription shortly. And, NTS, I can no longer include The Post in any listing here of low bias outlets.

The real sad news is that he left quietly without resistance instead of getting sacked and making a noise as he was evicted. Walking out is not an act of rebellion but rather is an act of submission. People are collectively opening the door to authoritarianism with these single acts of resignation.

Edited July 17Jul 17 by StringJunky

I canceled my WaPo subscription last fall after the Bezos interference in the presidential endorsement and change in their “direction”

34 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

The real sad news is that he left quietly without resistance instead of getting sacked and making a noise as he was evicted. Walking out is not an act of rebellion but rather is an act of submission. People are collectively opening the door to authoritarianism with these single acts of resignation.

It was a buyout; people still have to make a living. And we don’t know what was going on behind the scenes. I don’t think you offer buyouts unless you’ve committed to reducing headcount

16 minutes ago, swansont said:

I canceled my WaPo subscription last fall after the Bezos interference in the presidential endorsement and change in their “direction”

It was a buyout; people still have to make a living. And we don’t know what was going on behind the scenes. I don’t think you offer buyouts unless you’ve committed to reducing headcount

OK.

Many of the WaPo refugees are landing on their feet and enriching the pages of other outlets. Marcus quit when her column critical of Bezos got spiked, then turned around and published it in The New Yorker. Sargent went to The New Republic. Petri joined The Atlantic where she continues to skewer all things MAGA. Marc Fisher (who helped WaPo win two Pulitzer Prizes) is doing magazine projects. It's heartening to see the good journalists finding work, though today's step in the Senate towards reducing funding of NPR/PBS is going to be scary for some of the buyout folk who landed over there. I plan to bolster my donations to both, with the money I'm saving cancelling my Post sub (plus a little extra and not just because Laura Barron-Lopez is cute).