CNN sucks, Foxnews sucks..so what else?
2007-07-10 01:39:20 · 8 answers · asked by Kain 5 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
There's no such thing. Just read and watch as much as you can from all perspectives. The true story will lie somewhere in between.
2007-07-10 01:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, I don't think you'll ever find any news completely unbiased (just like history books... you know the saying, history is written by victor). A writer can't help but to develop an opinion about a topic and while a good writer (imo) makes an overt effort to write fairly, it seems a majority really don't care about being unbiased. As long as they get a line or two in of the opposing view, they call it good. For me personally, if I read a story and I can't tell what the writer's opinion is, I think I probably have as fair of a story as I'm going to get.
Reading a lot of different sources about a single event will help round out the story; although you'll undoubtedly see how story details change from byline to byline and from day to day. It all comes down to... read it, but be cynical about everything you read.
2007-07-10 02:55:35 · answer #2 · answered by TC 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
THere ARE no reliable, unbiased news stations on TV; you have to go online to get the real story. There are plenty of alternative news sites that report what is REALLY going on behind the scenes, but the vast majority of Americans either don't know about these sources or don't believe they are credible, and that's because they have been brainwashed by the American media, which is totally controlled by the corporations and the U.S. government.
2007-07-16 05:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by nolajazzyguide 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having been in broadcast news for 20+ years (and now happily out of the biz) I can honestly say that there is NO news organization that is 100% biased-free.
My suggestion to you (of which I have learned to do) is to read/listen and/or watch known biased news media from both the left and right and draw your own conclusion.
You ask a very good question and I would encourage you and ALL Americans to THINK for themselves by staying open to ALL sides of reports, then taking a stand.
News reporting can be very tricky, as it can be very manipulative.
Sometimes the reporters are duped into reporting a biased story, other times, they put their own spin on it.
2007-07-10 04:48:49 · answer #4 · answered by docscholl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may horrify people but, just as I listen and read our mainstream papers and television broadcasts for a variety of news sources, I hop over to the Al Jazeera site once in a while, visit the BBC, and then visit the Blog of Juan Cole, a University of Michigan professor with strong ties to the Arab world.
I try to find out, any way I can, what is happening in the world. It isn't easy, but at least you can view events from different perspectives.
2007-07-14 01:19:52 · answer #5 · answered by Me, Too 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
SNN News 6 in Sarasota.
2007-07-16 10:53:52 · answer #6 · answered by cigarsnbrew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the Financial Times - take a look - lots of international news
2007-07-10 01:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by roadrunner426440 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NPR (National Public Radio) is mostly supported by its members... that means very little advertising dollars are needed so they are not beholden to corporations which try to influence their reporting.
http://www.npr.org
http://www.pbs.org
I prefer to get my news from NPR, PBS, BBC and CSPAN.
CSPAN is pretty good because they actually show Congress in session rather than give opinions and little snippets... BookTV is on CSPAN too and they interview authors who have written books on items of wide public interest.
Good Luck.
2007-07-10 08:04:32 · answer #8 · answered by rabble rouser 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋