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Is it possible to have non-biased news?

I think its impossible, however there are degrees of bias.
RexHofferson · 41-45, M
Media is majorly biased towards the socialist filth. CNN - cuckoldry News network. Support Breitbart if you are tired of getting robbed by the state.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@RexHofferson: Triggered much? 😂
RexHofferson · 41-45, M
raging italian bull on steroids who just got kicked in the balls by a gipsy.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@RexHofferson: Sorry I know what I said must have been hurtful to you but if you give it out...
Gauntlets28 · 26-30, M
I think that there is such a thing as unbiased news, it's just very difficult. I think ideally journalists should get training to use non-leading and unbiased language in their writing, in a similar way to how police officers are trained to conduct interrogations.
However at the same time, I think a certain degree of bias is important in journalism, at least to the extent that opinions do matter somewhat, and because frankly being unbiased to nonsensical things being passed off as truth only comes off as support for insane and possibly dangerous ideas.
TexChik · F
and nothing of the magnitude of the American media has ever been seen before
SW-User
Says who?
BlueDiver · 36-40, M
I think that it's entirely possible. I also think that any news outlet that pulls it off will never be more than a small operation, because we're an inherently biased species, and the last thing the majority of people want is an unbiased news outlet.
TexChik · F
you mean the last thing liberals want...and the media has effectively become the propaganda wing of the DNC...Lies, fake news, and omissions are , as they say, how they do business. And now they are fooling no one
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@TexChik: Does the political right ever have any bias?

Yes and it even extends to making up US Muslims celebrating 9/11 and a Bowling Green massacre which never happened.
BlueDiver · 36-40, M
@TexChik: What's the DNC? Yeah, the news has been more about getting ratings than about reporting what's happening for a long time now, though I think that you're highly biased and skewed in laying all of that on liberals when to me it comes down to human nature.
Cierzo · M
It may happen if the media owners are not millionaires or investment funds. It happened in the past.

As for the degress of bias, I don't think there is any degree. Publishing fake good news makes you look worse than hiding true ones, but it is as evil.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
I mean there are standards of journalism. The NYT has bias but it is not biased like pizzagate.

The media has always had deception and distraction. Editorial decisions on what to publish and what to leave out play a big part and they are often political decisions.

News stories that outright intentionally lie though is a new thing,
Cierzo · M
@Burnley123: You are right. NYT is more biased than Pizzagate. I really really wish a serious investigation was carried out to unmask and hang by the neck those involved in that atrocity.
Coppercoil · M
I don't mind bias at all..

What I do mind is deception. Knowing something is wrong and pushing it out anyway. Knowing your bias but constantly projecting yourself as *fair and balanced* that's vile, and a big part of why we are in the divided mess we are in today in the u.s.a.
TexChik · F
hahaha! so you believe CNN where never a cross word is spoken about the libs and their antics...right?
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
Possible, but there's not a huge crowd that's actually interested in unbiased news unfortunately. The best it seems one can actually do right now is to try and look at all sides and average out the differences.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
Yes but there is an inherent danger with that because truth is not always 'in the middle'.

I think you have to look at what is actually verified. It gets harder all the time.
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
Oh yeah, I most certainly would never advise putting any weight behind news that isn't properly substantiated. I figured that was common sense, but then again the current political climate in the states here would seem to imply it isn't.
SW-User
I think bias is simply a condition that exists in all of us. That said, there are different forms and uses of bias.

The journalist who reports an international story from his uniquely American perspective, for the American audience and with American interests in mind will give a necessarily biased angle on the story. It may be nuanced, it may be innocent and it may be irrelevant. Not all bias is bad. It's simple the position from which a person see his or her worldview.

If, however, that bias is used to influence others to act or believe in a certain way, then it crosses the line into prejudice. That's journalism that has no place.
SW-User
All reporters and editors are going to have their opinions. I think the better trained they are, and the more checks there are in place, the less biased the output will be.
Lizabee · F
I do think it's possible to an extent. The first thing that should be done is calling a lie a lie.
SteelHands · 61-69, M
I don't know. Let's find out. Is the news a small number of closely related corporations that dominate the majority of printed, televised and subscribed content? Would they do a half hour newscast about how everything you think you know from the major media is rife with their own and their advertisers agendas if they were?

Somehow, I have my doubts that they could find bias among themselves if it hit them over the head.
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thatscottishguy · 26-30, M
Don't think you saw enough of it then.
thatscottishguy · 26-30, M
What?😂
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naoradix · 36-40, F
No. Because all media outlets are for-profit.
FreshPerspective · 36-40, F
Bias is normal.. pretending to be not bias is wrong.
Someone has to be the villain to make it intresting
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Mugin16 · 46-50, M
It is impossible. Thus if you want to be well informed you have to read various papers from different political positions.

 
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