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Re:WHO scientists: NYT misquoted us to fit a prescribed narr... by simonblack on Saturday February 13, 2021 @07:17PM (#26128407)
The New York Times of 2021 is NOT the New York Times of 1960.

Trust is lost very quickly, but it takes a long time to earn that trust back, once lost.

I class the NYT of today in the same league as CNN, Washington Post, and Reuters; other formerly great news media companies that have lost all my trust. I doubt greatly whether I would ever live long enough to believe in any of these four companies again.

Other formerly-great media companies that are borderline as far as I can tell: BBC and the (Australian) ABC.

Other media companies that have never held my trust: All of the Rupert Murdoch stable. (Including Fox, Sky News, WSJ, News of the World, etc)

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Re:WHO scientists: NYT misquoted us to fit a prescribed narr... by brutal_chaos_ on Saturday February 13, 2021 @07:21PM (#26128426)
I wish I didn't agree, but I really do. I find myself looking abroad for news about the US. One must go through multiple countries as each have their own bent towards the US. Lot's of extra work, but definitely worthwhile for newsjunkies like my SO and me.

EDIT: words fixed

Which US news sources today stay on the neutral/journalistic path in the US? Everything will have a slant of some kind of course, though hopefully there are outlets that are far less egregious.

Edit adt'l: a question appears!

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Re:WHO scientists: NYT misquoted us to fit a prescribed narr... by austhrow743 on Saturday February 13, 2021 @07:47PM (#26128583)
How did Reuters lose it?
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Re:WHO scientists: NYT misquoted us to fit a prescribed narr... by simonblack on Sunday February 14, 2021 @06:31PM (#26137332)
When you have a broad range of news sources and you can compare them over a longish period, you start to see patterns and biases.

Reuters was one of the most surprising, for me, losses of trust. I always had Reuters 'way up there' in truthfulness, but I was forced to change my mind. These days, they stick to Establishment points of view, not necessarily the truth.

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Re:WHO scientists: NYT misquoted us to fit a prescribed narr... by 4eor0 on Saturday February 13, 2021 @08:36PM (#26128883)
They’ve always had an agenda; sway opinion and leverage that power.

I wonder if they’re less trustworthy or you’re more aware of their untrustworthiness?

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