Subj : Re: News Sources
To   : Warpslide
From : ACMEBBS
Date : Sat May 14 2022 23:59:00

-=> Warpslide wrote to ACMEBBS <=-

 Wa>  *** Quoting ACMEBBS from a message to boraxman ***

 AC> You are totally right. With much of the US media owned by a handfull
 AC> of companies...I don't trust anything I hear. That's why I only watch
 AC> non-US sources (Reuters/CBC/BBC/DW/NGK/60 Minutes Australia) to get
 Wa>                              ^^^
 AC> an idea of what's going on

 Wa> I used to try and keep myself up-to-date as much as I could, but lately
 Wa> I'll just check in with the news as needed, otherwise it's just too
 Wa> depressing to read on a regular basis.

Totally agree! 

 Wa> The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a federal Crown
 Wa> corporation (owned/funded by the government) but has traditionally been
 Wa> more left leaning regardless of who is in power.

That's why I also like Reuters. Plus...never having visited outside the
US...want to "broaden my horizons" to see what's going on outside the US with
the rest of the world.

 Wa> One of the things I liked to do was read the same reporting from a
 Wa> "left" leaning news source and the same story from a "right" leaning
 Wa> news source.

Only problem is with many of the news sources owned by around a handful of
companies...these companies are going to do everything to keep their "gravy
train" on the same track they always have been.

 Wa> It was always interesting to read how all of the facts of the reported
 Wa> issue/event were kept intact (x happened) but the reasons behind/blame
 Wa> assigned tend to be very different based on organizations left/right
 Wa> leanings and who is currently in power. (political party y is doing all
 Wa> they can vs political party y isn't doing enough).

Very true.

 Wa> theglobeandmail.com (left) and nationalpost.com (right) are good
 Wa> examples of these reports.

Will take a look at both of them.

Thanks for giving me examples.
 

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