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Where do you go on Lemmy for reliable news and politics? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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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?

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[–] 134 points 3 years ago (5 children)

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.

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  • [–] 108 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    While not perfect AP and Reuters are ok. The news they report is honest but their shortcoming is what they don't report.

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  • [+] 46 points 3 years ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago

    I haven't found any issues with Reuters but AP did this which is suspect on many levels:

    Migrant Boat NFT

    On January 10, 2022, AP announced it would start selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of their photographs in partnership with a company named Xooa, with the proceeds being used to fund their operations.[103] One of the NFTs they promoted on Twitter on 24 February was an aerial shot depicting an overcrowded migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea. The tweet received negative backlash from users and other journalists, with AP being accused of profiting off of human suffering and the picture choice being "dystopian" and "in extremely poor taste". The tweet was subsequently deleted and the NFT, which was to be sold the next day, was pulled from market. Global director of media relations Lauren Easton apologized, saying "This was a poor choice of imagery for an NFT. It has not and will not be put up for auction [...] AP's NFT marketplace is a very early pilot program, and we are immediately reviewing our efforts".[104][105]

    They aren't great when you see a lot of their stories go by at one time, it's not consistent.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I wish for AP to have RSS feeds, but they don't. I think they and Reuters are aome of the better outlets out there and I've been (re)discovering RSS lately, but AP is one of the few news outlets that don't seem to support it :(

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    RSSbridge may have you covered there! They’ve got a bunch of instances running you can check!

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  • [–] 26 points 3 years ago (3 children)

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

    https://www.allsides.com/

    https://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.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    +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.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    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.

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