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0 pointsCharlieDigital3y ago0 comments

Triangulation is the best strategy to approximate the truth and counter biases/agendas.

Works best when you get news from sources that are not tightly connected.

For example: NYT (American) + NPR (American) + DW (German) + Aljazeera (ME) + Reddit (people "on the ground").

Different financing/revenue models, different ownership, different continents, different cultural biases and norms, different perspectives.

Nothing is perfect and free from influence, but the broader one's consumption, the more angles one can work with on a particular topic.

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jcampbell13y ago

I like google news because I can see both right and left takes on stories, and which stories are only covered by one side. It also has international coverage, which is nice for instance where Israeli media had by far the most accurate reporting on the nature of Covid-19.

I use media to find out what America believes, and where it is headed. Your list of sources is going to leave you surprised fairly often. My goal is to not be surprised.

randcraw3y ago

Beware "people on the ground". They are a terrible source of fact checked verifiable info.

Personal opinion is not news. It's merely one person's unfiltered view of the world. And because it's uncurated by a trustworthy filter, it's impossible to know whether it's worth your attention, much less serious consideration.

CharlieDigitalOP3y ago

The same strategy holds: one never looks at a single data point as "truth".

Once again, even in a Reddit thread, the goal is to triangulate. This may include, for example, seeking out info in other sub-Reddits (moderator bias), seeking more niche sub-Reddits, etc.

aww_dang3y ago

Where two liars are speaking, you cannot split the difference and synthesize truth. I also like to check with various sources with differing agendas. However, I view this as a way to stay abreast of the the various agendas.

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