OhthereyouareJul 10, 2023

Where do you go on Lemmy for reliable news and politics?

https://lemmy.world/post/1299462

Where do you go on Lemmy for reliable news and politics? - LemmyWorld

I’m enjoying Lemmy so far, for the most part. Everything here is pretty good save for the fact that all the news and politics I can find is dominated by the same few accounts. Half or more of the accounts have a very clear agenda. They modify headlines. Lie. Spread disinformation. And generally are just extremely toxic groups. It doesn’t seem to be a secret here either. And moderators appear to have no interest in putting a stop to it. So, where are you subbed to for reliable news and US/Global politics?

Show threadMeow.tar.gz
More to the point: where does anybody go for any reliable news? It seems like most news is now using hyperbole to make it entertainment. We have old man Rupert to thank for basically destroying a respected profession. That’s my 0.02 anyhow.
Jul 10, 2023 at 1:57pmWeb
Show threadZarxraxJul 10, 2023

I find these two to be good for finding sources with different perspectives:

www.allsides.com

ground.news

After some time, you might see that there are a few specific sites that you like, and you can just start going to them directly.

AllSides | Balanced news via media bias ratings for an unbiased news perspective

See issues and political news with news bias revealed. Non-partisan, crowd-sourced technology shows all sides so you can decide.

AllSides
Show threadMeow.tar.gzJul 10, 2023
I just took a look at both of them and found that I really like ground.news
Ground News

Top Stories from around you and around the world. Compare how different news publishers frame the same news

Ground News
Show threadclearedtolandJul 10, 2023

The Flipside is also excellent at providing balanced views and counterpoints. It’s a newsletter rather than a site though. (Full disclosure: that’s a referral link. I figured why not).

I’m also partial to The Week which also presents a wide array of views - though it admittedly leans left.

The Flip Side

Your daily digest of the best op-eds and analyses from liberal and conservative media.

Show threadOceanSoapJul 10, 2023
I’ve been getting flipside emails for a while now. I really like them.
Show threadHailHodorJul 10, 2023
+1 to Ground News. I browsed them with a free account for a short time before subscribing to the middle tier. Their tools are really terrific at getting me to look at multiple sides of the same stories, and the blind spot feature is fantastic. I’ve been very satisfied with it and go to it multiple times a day.
Show threadCapricorny90210Jul 10, 2023
I also enjoy ground news.
Show threadOceanSoapJul 10, 2023
This is awesome, I’m going to check it out, thank you.
Show threadKalkaline Jul 10, 2023
AP and Reuters run the stories and everyone adds their opinions on top of that, or they rehash some Twitter thread. NPR tends to take those news stories and at least bring in competent analysts in to speak about them. I’d stick with those 3, for the most “fair” view of the happenings in the world.
Show threadJohnOnABuffaloJul 11, 2023
NPR and PBS, publicly funded does not mean government controlled.