Originally Posted by activeStick
Some questions, as I came across something, and in trying to figure out what is truth, what is fact, I'm struggling lol.
1) Do you read media that is generally from the same side? Example: You might take in all your updates for world news from CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, etc. or you solely consume news from Fox, Washington Post, etc. Sources from the other side, for you, are useless, mostly, if not all lies, so you don't bother and haven't bothered for a long time now. Or do you read up on events from all sources, regardless?
2) If you find a discrepancy between the 2 sides (only if you actually will read stuff from MSNBC occasionally even though you consume Fox for the most part, as an example), what do you conclude? Which take is right?
3) Do you have any sources you take in that you believe are presenting news without any slant?
4) If you think all media sources have a slant that promotes one ideology over the other, how do you decide what to believe? Does it come down to how you lean?
Since I asked, I'll go first...
1) All sources, all sides. I've mentioned this before, I watch all of Bernie's stuff, and follow a lot of "progressive podcasts", like The David Pakman Show, but I also listen to Tucker Carlson's podcast depending on the guest and watch both Fox and MSNBC.
2) I have come to conclude, I think, that all media sources are lying. Lol.
3) Associated Press is closest, though I find they tend to lean left. NPR is close too, but they also lean left.
4) I believe that all media in the US (including AP and NPR) are not trustworthy 100% of the time. AP and NPR are much better than the others (MSNBC, Fox) though.
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