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Avoiding bullshit news

All these days, I see people watching shitty news that isn't important but shocks audiences. WATCH BBC WORLD NEWS OR LISTEN TO NPR PEOPLES!!!
04-29-2010 05:11 AM
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I don't watch media I read directly from Government and federalist papers.
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Mystery Wrote:I don't watch media I read directly from Government and federalist papers.

You mean newspapers?

Wouldn't hurt for me to be alittle more informed but I mostly get my stuff from the nets(Tv is a big no no for me).
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Everything I learned about the news I get from FacePunch.
04-29-2010 06:58 AM
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Just because it's sponsored by the government doesn't mean it's fake. It's way better than most other bullshit you can find.
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Proudsadist Wrote:Just because it's sponsored by the government doesn't mean it's fake. It's way better than most other bullshit you can find.
I have to agree with you here. They have alot more to lose if they get caught faking stuff too. While that doesn't stop misinformation other outlets have that problem as well.
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No new source is completely unbiased, so its good to get a wide variety so you can form an objective picture of what's going on. Personally, I get my news from the Daily Show, Huffington Post, Infoshop, Burlington Free Press (whenever a leftover copy is lying around), and sometimes BBC. Radio and TV aren't really an option in the dorms so I stick to papers and the internet.
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I get my news from Fox.
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WHich sucks
04-30-2010 04:46 AM
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BBC and CBC are good, slightly more to the left but they are almost completely unbiased.

Fox, CBS,ABC, NBC, all suck. You'll get more accuate news from the Onion than from them.


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I'd rather get my news with a liberal bias than a right wing bias
04-30-2010 07:51 AM
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Bias sucks ass.
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I know. I'm just saying that if I had no choice in the matter I would pick a liberal bias over a conservative one.
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Embarrassed I get my news from online forums, cracked.com, and various comedians. I don't trust any of the news media, but I will try the BBC. And I should pick up a newspaper.

I live in a very conservative area, so Fox News and Glenn Beck are respected here. A guy I know is up to date with current events and is about as right-wing as you can get. I don't debate with him because he is actually passionate about this stuff and keeps up to date whereas I'm indifferent and moderate, but I overheard him say that Fox is the most unbiased and fair news media out there, and that he listens to Glenn Beck a lot. I read one of Beck's books, which were decent, I admit, but I can't stand his show. It's more entertainment for me than reality, and not even good entertainment at that.
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BBC represent
05-01-2010 01:55 AM
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I ain't british so I don't watch the BBC
05-01-2010 05:12 AM
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Lucky ignorance in that I didn't even know who glenn beck was until I red one of his books and he tried to mention how capitalism hasn't failed(Yeah sure its how you get your money bitch).
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thought criminal Wrote:I ain't british so I don't watch the BBC
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I watch the BBC every now and then.
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