What is the least biased and most reliable news source you've found?

2016-07-20T09:41:32-04:00

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 20 at 2016 9:50 AM

2016-07-20T09:50:12-04:00

No such thing.

Response by Capt Tom Brown made Jul 20 at 2016 9:52 AM

2016-07-20T09:52:28-04:00

Good question. I have not seen any recently. Perhaps NPR?

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 20 at 2016 9:54 AM

2016-07-20T09:54:02-04:00

BBC America

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Jul 20 at 2016 11:18 AM

2016-07-20T11:18:01-04:00

My facebook feed. I've got friends on the right and left, so I hear both sides. They're both equally biased, but eventually you might hear something that is consistent on both sides.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jul 20 at 2016 11:32 AM

2016-07-20T11:32:14-04:00

All media is biased. Always has been. From the time of heralds and town criers to today, "news" has been used to promote a point of view. That's why I laugh when I hear people attack "Faux News" while clinging to equally biased sources broadcast from all of the networks. Anyone seeking reality must use multiple sources. Like a sculptor, they need to view their subject from all angles, all points of view. Sadly, it's getting hard to find multiple points of view these days, at least among the major sources. "Journalists" are now bred on college campuses where they are all indoctrinated with the same point of view. Ultimately, readers must depend upon common sense to cull out the more obvious lies, those things that don't pass the smell test. And, they must recognize that they too have a point of view that colors their perceptions. As for me, I used news aggregaters to point me at the major stories and then pursue more in depth detail. My favorite aggregater is InkaBinka
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Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jul 20 at 2016 11:34 AM

2016-07-20T11:34:18-04:00

I'd go with BBC but prefer their overseas services. Give it a try as there is some real journalism out there.

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Jul 20 at 2016 12:16 PM

2016-07-20T12:16:20-04:00

There have always been biases. Sometime in the mid 20th century there was a concerted effort to introduce the kinds of journalistic ethics we claim we want, but the last couple decades as we have sought out views the reinforce our own thinking (hence the rise of the political news blogs), the market place, doing what it does, has been responsive to this in both the new media and old.

Add to this the blurring of the line between news gathering and news commentary, and it's hard to get a straight "just the facts ma'am" news outlet.

Sometimes your best bet is to look at a reported topic from a right leaning news organization and from a left leaning news organization. Between the two you can not only see both sides of an issue, but can start to fill in missing pieces that each side may omit.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 20 at 2016 1:26 PM

2016-07-20T13:26:27-04:00

I think Rachel Maddow is a paragon of disinterested, journalistic integrity. They should bring Keith Olbermann back too because he tells it like it is. If I'm in a hurry and need a quick dose of balanced information, I could also check Nancy Pelosi's or Debbie Wasserman Schultz's twitter account.

Response by MSgt James Mullis made Jul 20 at 2016 1:30 PM

2016-07-20T13:30:55-04:00

I'll repeat what everyone else has said "all news sources have a political and or philosophical slant". Whether or not you think a news source is biased often depends on if it has the same bias as you do.

What many people don't realize is that bias is displayed more by what they chose not to report then by the tone of their actual reporting. Its amazing how many US and world news stories I've read in the British newspapers (Daley Mirror/Daley Mail) that aren't even covered by American News sources. This is often less due to bias as it is the imperative to stay "interesting" and therefore make money

If you want a good overall idea of what is going on in the world, it takes some effort. The best thing you can do is monitor a wide variety of sources from different slants. I like to counter MSNBC with FOX News, ABS/NBC/CBS/PBS with BBC/Sky News. I also like to read the French newspaper Le Monde because the French often have a completely different spin on things.

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 20 at 2016 1:48 PM

2016-07-20T13:48:08-04:00

Good question MSgt, its best to look through all New Networks, and determine which biases are present etc. and read between the lines.

Response by BG David Fleming III made Jul 20 at 2016 4:37 PM

2016-07-20T16:37:24-04:00

C-SPAN is the least bias in my humble opinion! they even have DEM and REP lines to call in.

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Jul 20 at 2016 9:12 PM

2016-07-20T21:12:23-04:00

Probably BBC America. But i watch a lot of different news shows, even Democracy Now! Then put the different slants together for my own view.

Response by Sgt Wayne Wood made Dec 30 at 2017 9:06 PM

2017-12-30T21:06:14-05:00

Tossup between Izvestia & Pravda