I noticed a good amount of people talking about Al Jazeera in the BBC paywall thread and that make me ask, why!?

  • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    16 hours ago

    Yeah, read a couple of sources and take the average.

    Always bear in mind who funds it.

    • cynar@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      Be careful with the taking average mindset. It’s a default human one, and it’s being abused. A lot of media outlets (particularly American right wing) are mouthpieces for the same few groups or people.

      Instead, try and look at their biases. Do they have a reason to mislead you. What akin do they have in a particular game. E.g. the BBC is still fairly unbiased on a lot of world news. They are far less unbiased on middle eastern politics now.

      It’s an annoyingly complex problem to solve, on the fly.

      • dbtng@eviltoast.org
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        7 hours ago

        Ya. A nuanced media net is the only real answer. Trying to balance one liar against another rarely results in balance.