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In this post-truth media landscape, what news sources/publications do you use & trust the most, and why?

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[-] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

None of them have blanket trust. Read each article, dig through half a pound of bullshit to get to the facts behind the click bait headline. Then see if that makes sense. Seek out second source if the topic requires it.

[-] PortoPeople@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Reuters lied about Maccabi supporters attacking Dutch people instead of the other way around and manufactured fake outrage about pogroms.

Reuters also said they confirmed oct7 rape footage evidence which turned out to be a lie because it does not exist.

[-] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago

Lemmy shitposts

[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

None in isolation.

CBC is a pretty reliable go-to although they're more than a bit pandering these days. BBC is similar. Al Jazeera is pretty reliable for things not related to Islam and Palestine in particular (although they're not as biased as they could be). AP is fairly neutral. Aside from that, it's non-legacy Canadian sources like the Walrus and the Tyee, which all have their problems but are good at exposing reality.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

Dropsitenews

DemocracyNow!

Mintpressnews

Theintercept

KenKlippenstein

Jacobin

Why? Because they have not spread pro Israel propaganda without doing a minute amount fact checking. Or worse, straight up lying for Israel.

There are a few, such as TheGuardian, which have spread massive Israeli propaganda for a year. They have recently turned around tried to put the mask back on. But they have already shown their true face.

[-] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

None. I get my news from 4chan.

[-] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There are others, but I'd say these are the top in terms of credibility, investigative journalism, and reliability

That said, it's still best practice to cross verify reporting

The Intercept

Democracy Now

Common Dreams

ProPublica

Mother Jones

Jacobin

Zeteo

Drop Site News

Al Jazeera

+972 Magazine

Human Rights Organizations

Edit: adding Counter Punch

[-] Philosaraptor7@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago
[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Peoplesdispatch is one I put high trust into but all reporting is inherently biased and should be read with an understanding of its biases. I also like the Al Jazeera and Jacobin but both of those can be hit or miss sometimes. Especially the Jacobin lmao

[-] breadguy@kbin.earth 5 points 1 week ago

I ask gemini and take everything it says as 100% fact 🙏

[-] TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

As others have said no one source should have blanket trust.

Understanding the bias the source may have by looking up who owns/funds it and understanding how that might skew what you’re reading is important.

For news based on studies I usually will try to directly to the study which should list the methodology which will help show how well done it was.

If I have time later I’ll put together a list of ones I use and what I’ve seen as their biases.

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've stopped paying attention to what any regular news source says about anything themselves since it is all basically profit driven and therefore unreliable. Rather I just pay attention to sources where I can see what is said or done from the horses mouth directly, and then pay attention to people's reactions to such things.

These are usually few and far between, but I'm talking about what was written or said by specific persons with the clear source of it coming from their personally verified outlets.

I also wait on this information before thinking too much about it as well because god knows if someone catches something out for being AI generated or a deepfake or what have you in this day and age. After a few days it gains some actual credibility as coming from that person and being the genuine article.

It is also important to still not trust what any one person says about something else as well, or even multiple persons. I can never really trust what is said by anyone as facts anymore - rather this only gives insight into that specific persons opinions on the other thing.

In the face of mountains of clear evidence and individually verified sources from many multiple persons - then and only then can I begin to trust something as fact.

[-] timmytbt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Make sure you check out Fair.org too!

[-] Lanske@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The Guardian

[-] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

BBC and CBC. They're not unbiased, but I haven't found any better.

[-] Libra@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't trust a particular source. I sorta trust GroundNews to at least show me the bias and give me less-overtly-biased alternatives. Otherwise I am more trustful in general (but don't fully trust) investigative journalism orgs like ProPublica, independent journalists like Ken Klippenstein, etc.

[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

BBC

The ABC

Guardian

Democracy Now

CBC

NPR

Basically anyone who is getting removeded at for not towing the line

[-] Philosaraptor7@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Democracy now!!! Yas.

Good collection. I like just kinda getting a grasp on what the biase is and holding it loosely.

I like cbc its public etc. Pretty balanced. Yet we also know it is neo-liberal and likely to indulge a bit far on some gender politics etc. I agree, having several outlets is important.

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

No single source. I like how Verity collates the facts and the spins from multiple sources across the web.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

I extend more trust if I see consistent stories across multiple sources. If one is reporting something and no one else is, I question why.

[-] scott@lem.free.as 2 points 1 week ago
[-] ComradePedro@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Why should I trust Ground News, a for-profit company, on what the media biases are?

[-] scott@lem.free.as 0 points 1 week ago

I get what you're saying. However, their entire business model is predicated on them being impartial. If it turned out that they were biased, their business would collapse.

[-] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

That's only true up to a certain size. If Ground News ever grows big, they'll still retain enough of a user base regardless of what they're doing. Compare it to e.g. Meta, Google, MS services. Or even X. Many people just never leave once they feel at home there. Meta could do even more disgusting stuff and people would still use WhatsApp, Instagram, and the likes.

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago
[-] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

None. When was the last time you saw an actual headline not click-bait?

News is not about issues anymore - since the advent of 24 hr TV last century - It's about filling time until the next exposé about Meghan frigging Markle, or some influencer of zero repute who overdosed.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Conversation is great, though they don't necessarily cover headlines. They look at got topics and interview experts. It's about making a bridge between science and journalism.

[-] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The environmental sensors on my local network.

[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 1 week ago

I dont watch international news but in germany, taz amd ND are pretty good. Best track record international i found is 404 media.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 1 week ago

BBC, AP, The Guardian, NYT, NBC, CBC, The Conversation, The Atlantic, Nature.

[-] andrewta@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

ABC NBC CBS AP NPR Guardian

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 week ago
[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net -1 points 1 week ago

Trust to be accurate or trust to be unbiased? I trust the hyperlocal paper to be unbiased but the articles are all over the place. I trust most large publications to be accurate but with their articles and editorials in line with the paper's overall bias.

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago

NPR, NYT, BBC. I have my criticisms, but seldom are these sources factually incorrect.

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