Re:Simplify Your Message, and Repeat Often
by tyleraldrich on Monday November 28, 2016 @04:41PM
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You still haven't mentioned any alternatives - I would be interested in knowing if there are some unbiased and reputable sources for news out there, though I am doubtful of their existence.
Re:Simplify Your Message, and Repeat Often
by sceew on Monday November 28, 2016 @08:19PM
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Wall Street Journal is my favorite. It is obviously pro-business and more conservative, but it doesn't try to hide that fact. I enjoy something that's a little out of my worldview as long as its not trying to be deceptive.
Re:Simplify Your Message, and Repeat Often
by grandalf on Monday November 28, 2016 @05:23PM
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The only journalist I currently respect is Glenn Greenwald. Others succumb too easily to the temptation to include too many small "in group signals" followed by ad hominem attacks and weak arguments.
> Every media source has bias - is the NYT really any worse than others?
The NYT is far worse, simply because great measures are taken to make the content seem like actual unbiased news. Nobody minds editorial content on the editorial page, but the NYT has grown increasingly bold with its "narrative" where stories serve to reinforce a predefined worldview, which is essentially a form of propaganda.
The paper runs a small number of actual unbiased articles, and a small number of quality stores about progressive causes, but those serve to help disguise its true nature.
Ever since the Judith Miller fiasco the paper has gone down hill. What was previously simply omission of newsworthy content has become outright promotion of ideas.
I suppose one explanation is that the NYT has "fans" of a worldview who simply want to pay for a specific narrative. That's fine, I guess, but it's not actually news.