Neutral News Source

[kenobi_65]

@bmoak1

When I lived in New York City, it was the excellent New York One.

In Chicago, we used to have CLTV, which was, I believe, only on cable (Comcast, which is by far the dominant cable carrier in this market).

In those days, the Chicago Tribune also owned WGN (a local, independent TV station and radio station, which also has a robust news department), and CLTV was produced with resources from both the Tribune and WGN.

When the Trib sold off WGN in 2019, they shut down CLTV.

[Roderick_Femm]

I agree with those who mention NPR. I notice they are not always first with breaking news, which I believe is because they are busy checking stories before they put them on their page. They have very few retractions because there is little need for them. However, they are, of course, very USA-centered.

Reuters, BBC World Service and NHK (Japan) World Service (in English) are generally good for news outside the US (of course they cover the big stories here too). NHK especially has stories about Asia that are very under-reported in the US.

Finally, there is a newcomer to the 24-hour news gang that may not be available on your cable, they certainly fly under the radar here. It’s called Newsy, and they also have a website. They are owned by Scripps, and the few times I have watched it, it seems pretty much straight news without much in the way of opinions. I don’t think it’s mentioned on that chart of news sources that is always making the rounds, which I assume is a measure of its lack of reach.

[solost]

@lobotomyboy63

BBC, AP, NPR, NYT, WaPo.

How biased is your news source? You probably won’t agree with this chart - MarketWatch

Heh, I was going to post that chart, and then say-- of course, you have to wonder about the bias of the chart maker.

[TRC4941]

@kenobi_65

Seconding mentions of the AP, NPR, and Washington Post for hard news.

In addition, BBC News is, IMO, pretty neutral, though they aren’t particularly US-focused. I read the news on their web site and app, and they also have a cable channel, BBC World News, that is on a lot of cable systems in the U.S.

A couple of months ago, WGN America launched a nightly news broadcast called NewsNation, with the stated intent of being a national news program without an opinion or bias. It’s a three-hour broadcast, running during all of prime time (8pm-11pm Eastern). If WGN America is on your cable system, you may want to check that out, too.

I was going to mention NewsNation on WGN also.

[snowthx]

Agree on AllSides. I posted their handy chart in another thread…

As mentioned, they do not deny bias in reporting, however, there are varying levels of bias. I like the way this site aggregates reports on a story from various parts of the spectrum.

[Skywatcher]

@TRC4941

I was going to mention NewsNation on WGN also.

They’ve been my go-to since Election Day Week Months.

[lobotomyboy63]

@solost

Heh, I was going to post that chart, and then say-- of course, you have to wonder about the bias of the chart maker.

I know, right? It does give a relative gauge and can be checked against others, like…

@snowthx

AllSides

or

Media Bias/Fact Check News

But they could also be sock puppets

[carrps]

@bmoak1

Your local cable company might provide an answer. Cable companies often have a bare bones news channel of their own that runs a half-hour or an hour news broadcast that runs on a loop, split between national and local news. Where I live now, it’s Spectrum News of Central New York.

Yes. the Spectrum News we get here in L.A. is a good source of bare bones news, plus it’s excellent on local news. I watch it a bit every day.

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