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Poll Question: Which primary news sources do you generally trust?
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I watch news of all Finnish television networks + Euronews, the truth I think is near the average of this sources with different focuses. All of these sources ofcourse see the events from a viewpoint of a Western christian industrial world.
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    I am surprised no one mentioned NPR (National Public Radio). They lean a bit to the left, but they do strive for accuracy, and objectivity. CNN is also pretty fair.
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Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

    I am surprised no one mentioned NPR (National Public Radio). They lean a bit to the left, but they do strive for accuracy, and objectivity. CNN is also pretty fair.


I did!  Way back on page 1.  I also mentioned Google News, which doesn't write their own stories but which provides a selection of online articles from a wide range of different sources to give the viewer some perspective on different treatments to a story.
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To an extent I trust William Maher and his Real Time show on HBO.  He has the best guests joining him for interviews, and a very colorful panel.

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I tend not to bother with TV news these days - BBC Radio 4 and the World Service are my usual sources, along with The Guardian. They all have their agendas, but they're all sources which have irritated every government in my lifetime, labour and conservative, which means they're probably getting something right. Private Eye is also worth reading - there is serious content in there as well as satire.
 
When I lived in Japan I watched quite a lot of CNN and thought that it was OK, although some of the international reporting seemed a little one sided. I also enjoyed Fox News briefly, until I realised that it wasn't a clever satire but was actually meant to be taken seriously.
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Originally posted by xtopher xtopher wrote:


Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

    I am surprised no one mentioned NPR (National Public Radio). They lean a bit to the left, but they do strive for accuracy, and objectivity. CNN is also pretty fair.
I did!  Way back on page 1.  I also mentioned Google News, which doesn't write their own stories but which provides a selection of online articles from a wide range of different sources to give the viewer some perspective on different treatments to a story.


Sorry about that. I guess I didn't read your whole post the first time through. It's a shame that more people don't use this resource. I love the NPR news programs.
    
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You're a wise man, Chris!  BBC Radio 4 news and especially the Today Program are excellent and from what I've read of The Guardian, they're the best paper around in the UK.

But BBC television news I don't trust so much, they're certainly not squeeky clean like people seem to think.
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None, but if I see the same news in various media, I suspect there might be a hint of truth in it. Wink
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Of the choices, I picked BBC. I also frequently listen to NPR, but sometimes only for the jazz.
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I can't vote again, but if I could I would have to go for anonymous circulated emails...oh so trustworthy! Wink
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