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It is kind of rude. If you ask something, you need to answer first.
I've sort of blocked a lot of it out lately. It's all biased one way or another. Online sites are no better than TV. It's always someone or a group of people preaching to the choir.
I used to switch between CNN and Fox with a bit of MSNBC. That way I figured all the facts would come out, pro and con any particular thing. Can't watch MSNBC anymore. The worst possible combination of traits is in their anchors: stupidity and substandard education, arrogance, and bias.
I used to read The New York Times and Washington Post. Cancelled both.
I watch my local news station and read the local paper. That, at least, is often useful.
Saw a few highlights from the Democratic Convention and turned it off. Someone who can't pass the Illinois Bar Exam after three tries has no business making policy pronouncements on anything. For crying out loud, I passed the New York, California, Illinois, Massachusetts and Connecticut Bar over the course of five days, first try, and I was barely able to study at all because my mother was in the hospital for the entire six weeks of the prep reviews. What were you doing going to school for it if you're incapable of passing the licensing exam.
I don't see why it's rude, especially considering that I am the site owner and I regularly post news articles from my favourite sources. These are BBC News, The Guardian and The Economist. I don't watch news on TV any more.
I personally like DW (deutsche welle), as the "Liberal" German biases somehow coincide with my own.
But my tactic when going for mainstream media is going for both sides of the political spectrum and often deduce the truth myself somewhere in the middle.
When it comes to international news regarding events of importance, say China US trade/relations I check CNN/MSNBC and the like on one hand of the political spectrum in the US then FOX on the other hand, before looking at Chinese state media. Again I deduce the truth somewhere in the middle after taking into account the obvious biases.
I mainly follow the news online, but I guess at least on YouTube the mainstream media posts snippets from what appears on TV. Other than that most of the media I consume is in writing (online).
I don't see why it's rude, especially considering that I am the site owner
I've sort of blocked a lot of it out lately. It's all biased one way or another. Online sites are no better than TV. It's always someone or a group of people preaching to the choir.
I used to switch between CNN and Fox with a bit of MSNBC. That way I figured all the facts would come out, pro and con any particular thing. Can't watch MSNBC anymore. The worst possible combination of traits is in their anchors: stupidity and substandard education, arrogance, and bias.
I used to read The New York Times and Washington Post. Cancelled both.
I watch my local news station and read the local paper. That, at least, is often useful.
Saw a few highlights from the Democratic Convention and turned it off. Someone who can't pass the Illinois Bar Exam after three tries has no business making policy pronouncements on anything. For crying out loud, I passed the New York, California, Illinois, Massachusetts and Connecticut Bar over the course of five days, first try, and I was barely able to study at all because my mother was in the hospital for the entire six weeks of the prep reviews. What were you doing going to school for it if you're incapable of passing the licensing exam.
PS: Do you find The Economist biased at all? Their standard of journalism is quite high on average, however some of their pieces make me cringe at times.
Not particularly biased. Do you have specific examples to share?
As you mention yourself, The Economist is amongst the least biased sources.
Your forgot to mention that the second report is for The Daily Mail, which I never read.
Agreed. I find all of the cable news alternatives too political/too loud. In the past I've depended on the PBS Newshour, but even they have fallen into the trap of advocacy over journalism.
While I do read quite a bit of conservative news (althouse, instapundit, don surber), I always try to leaven that with NPR, BBC, & DW. Somewhere in the middle some kind of truth must be available.
I was wondering how you guys kept informed about news in your country or around the world? Do you watch the news on TV, read news online, and on what websites?
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