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Re:The New York Times is wrong about Haiti by hunterb123 on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @01:26PM (#31507636)
It would be a step in the right direction. You can always compare outlets from many sides to find omission of facts / topics.

You can also do that to highlight the spin, but wouldn't it be nice if there was no spin in the first place?

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Re:The New York Times is wrong about Haiti by pessimizer on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @03:33PM (#31509423)
> It would be a step in the right direction.

The argument is that it's not possible, not that it wouldn't be desirable if it were. The way to get all of the unbiased facts not intended to illustrate a narrative is to be omnipotent. Otherwise, you're getting filtered information from someone telling you what they saw. The reason they leave out what color socks they were wearing at the time they saw it is because they're filtering the information down to what they think is relevant to their narrative.

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Re:The New York Times is wrong about Haiti by hunterb123 on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @05:15PM (#31510667)
Your interpretation is not possible. But the general idea of exposing facts more than speculation and slants is possible.

I believe GP was more suggesting the latter than the former.

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