Half of Americans now believe that news organizations deliberately mislead them

Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by giantg2 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @11:30AM (#34820871)

Sounds weird, but one of the easiest paths to objectivity is not to seek objective sources. One can look at multiple sources with obvious opposing spins to form your own understanding. Even the sources labeled as most objective tend to miss the nuance behind the main few arguments.

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Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by denton-scratch on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:13PM (#34822889)

I gave up on the dream of "objective news" when I was about 18.

I had been taught that The Times was the most objective news organ here; it did carry an aura and style that seemed objective. I realized that what the objective "facts" are turns out to depend on your point-of-view, and it's harder to know what that point-of-view is if the organ is pretending to be "objective".

Ever since, I've preferred to get my news from sources that wear their bias on their sleeve.

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Re:Half of Americans now believe that news organizations del... by GoblinSlayer on Friday February 17, 2023 @01:20AM (#34831461)

If the skew is persistent, it should be possible to identify.

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