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Trustworthy conservative news sources in the US?

Postby Cinnabarra » Mon May 16, 2016 10:54 am

It stroke me as a foreigner that America has a lot of well-respected and trusted newspapers leaning more or less to the left, be it left-wing or liberal. Several examples such as the New York Times, the LA Times, and a multitude of other famous papers. Of course, they are not all sternly polarized, but most of the stories they run, excluding opinion sections, are tilted toward the Democrats.

On the other hand, several right-wing news sources, more or less conservative, such as Fox News or Breitbart tend to run rather aggressive stories and in my opinion blow a lot of things out of proportion, even though I consider myself "leaning Republican". They also seem to be of a lesser importance, with less distinguished writers.

So why the imbalance? Are there any conservative news out there that won't call out Obama on his birth certificate or endorse Trump or criticize college students? In short, are there trustworthy conservatives newspapers or TV channels appealing to a wide range of right-wing opinions?

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Postby Pope Joan » Mon May 16, 2016 10:59 am

The New York Times is an apologist for the establishment (which is why it is 100% for Hillary). It's not liberal at all, really.

PBS and NPR are not liberal, because they depend upon advertisers (which they call something else) for revenue now that Congress has gutted their funding. So they give you reputation management scammers (covering up for incompetent doctors) and other sleazy capitalists.

What you (and the rest of us) most need is a reliable source which does not care whether it is called liberal or conservative, because it is not beholden to any ideology.

My choice is Reuters. Ever since out helicopters in Iraq targeted and killed a Reuters cameraman, I've known they must be on the side of right and justice.
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Postby Geilinor » Mon May 16, 2016 11:00 am

The Wall Street Journal is the only well-respected and reputable conservative source I can think of.
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Postby Val Halla » Mon May 16, 2016 11:06 am

I don't think that a news source that favours an ideology really can be trustworthy. It is biased by it's very nature.
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Postby MERIZoC » Mon May 16, 2016 11:10 am

Val Halla wrote:I don't think that a news source that favours an ideology really can be trustworthy. It is biased by it's very nature.

Everything we do is biased by nature. That's a fact of humans. That doesn't mean they cant be trusted.

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Postby Dinake » Mon May 16, 2016 11:36 am

Fox gets a bad rap, but it's not nearly as bad as people say. Of course, it's not exactly a pillar of journalistic integrity either, but if that's what you're looking for you shouldn't rely on cable news anyway. I suppose CNN comes closest, but even that isn't the greatest.
Better sources in the US are more print-type sources. Time, NYT, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Christian Science Monitor, etc. are all pretty good sources.
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Postby The East Marches » Mon May 16, 2016 11:41 am

The Wall Street Journal and New York Times are both about the same in reporting the "pure" news. If you are looking for OP EDs, then look no further than the WSJ. Do remember there is a difference between the "news" and the OP ED sections of each paper. USA Today is pretty even handed too. I read them when I'm too lazy to both leafing through the WSJ.
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Postby Zoice » Mon May 16, 2016 11:54 am

Fox is pretty awful. It's better than infowars though.
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Postby Risottia » Mon May 16, 2016 3:29 pm

Cinnabarra wrote:So why the imbalance?

Reality has a left-wing bias.
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Postby Major-Tom » Mon May 16, 2016 3:29 pm

Geilinor wrote:The Wall Street Journal is the only well-respected and reputable conservative source I can think of.


Yes, the only well respected conservative source, right, mhm.

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Postby Major-Tom » Mon May 16, 2016 3:29 pm

Risottia wrote:
Cinnabarra wrote:So why the imbalance?

Reality has a left-wing bias.


God, if I had a nickel for every time I heard some smug internet warrior say this...

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Postby Zoice » Mon May 16, 2016 3:31 pm

Major-Tom wrote:
Risottia wrote:Reality has a left-wing bias.


God, if I had a nickel for every time I heard some smug internet warrior say this...

Would a progressive bias be better for you?
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Postby Major-Tom » Mon May 16, 2016 3:32 pm

Zoice wrote:
Major-Tom wrote:
God, if I had a nickel for every time I heard some smug internet warrior say this...

Would a progressive bias be better for you?


It's just a really smug and pretentious saying.

"Reality has a left wing bias" is a simple way of saying "I'm right, because I stand with reality, and you're just delusional."

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Postby Risottia » Mon May 16, 2016 3:33 pm

Major-Tom wrote:
Risottia wrote:Reality has a left-wing bias.


God, if I had a nickel for every time I heard some smug internet warrior say this...

... You'd be still way poorer than I would be if I got a cent for every time I heard some mediocre attempt at a witty response.

So, you'd be shining my smug eco-leather boots anyway.
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Postby PaNTuXIa » Mon May 16, 2016 3:33 pm

Geilinor wrote:The Wall Street Journal is the only well-respected and reputable conservative source I can think of.

It's not conservative. It's economically libertarian, socially liberal.
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Postby United Dependencies » Mon May 16, 2016 3:34 pm

Trustworthy conservative news sources...

I'd probably go with the WSJ and The Economist right off the bat. USA Today and the Washington post have their conservative moments and I would also rank them as good papers.

Depending on what exactly is being reported, Fox news can sometimes be trusted.
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Postby Risottia » Mon May 16, 2016 3:34 pm

Major-Tom wrote:
Zoice wrote:Would a progressive bias be better for you?


It's just a really smug and pretentious saying.

"Reality has a left wing bias" is a simple way of saying "I'm right, because I stand with reality, and you're just delusional."


Or maybe given the amount and quality of the sources that are accused by right-wingers to be "left-biased", compared to the amount and quality of those considered by the right-wingers to be "unbiased", we can reach some other conclusion which involves a certain propension to whining.
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Postby Cedoria » Mon May 16, 2016 3:35 pm

Major-Tom wrote:
Risottia wrote:Reality has a left-wing bias.


God, if I had a nickel for every time I heard some smug internet warrior say this...

And if I had a nickel for everytime some right-winger said this. I'd be richer then you would be.
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Postby Cedoria » Mon May 16, 2016 3:36 pm

Major-Tom wrote:
Zoice wrote:Would a progressive bias be better for you?


It's just a really smug and pretentious saying.

"Reality has a left wing bias" is a simple way of saying "I'm right, because I stand with reality, and you're just delusional."

But that may not be untrue, depending on the topic being discussed and the argument being used.
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Postby Annorax » Mon May 16, 2016 3:36 pm

Cinnabarra wrote:
So why the imbalance? Are there any conservative news out there that won't call out Obama on his birth certificate or endorse Trump or criticize college students? In short, are there trustworthy conservatives newspapers or TV channels appealing to a wide range of right-wing opinions?


These are conservative positions. Why wouldn't conservatives endorse Trump our call out Chairman Obama on his birth in Honolulu? I think what you are really asking is if there is an American conservative news outlet that book licks progressive Democrats in which case you will find none.

I would suggest Drudge Report or World Net Daily.

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Postby Pirotium » Mon May 16, 2016 3:39 pm

Recently, I've been watching One America News and I think its pretty good. It does what I want: gives me the straight up news with little or no bias, a lost art in US media which is overwhelmingly liberal, and the op is right, the right is usually blown into space.

Out of all news sources in the US, it has to be the least bias BY FAR, and will literally read you and explain the headlines, without bashing Trump or glorifying Hillary: or vise versa. Y'all may need to check it out.

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Postby Zoice » Mon May 16, 2016 3:41 pm

Major-Tom wrote:
Zoice wrote:Would a progressive bias be better for you?


It's just a really smug and pretentious saying.

"Reality has a left wing bias" is a simple way of saying "I'm right, because I stand with reality, and you're just delusional."

Sure, but it's not an argument, it's a brief smug saying. *Shrug* It's no worse than the "If you aren't a liberal by the time you're 20 you don't have a heart, but if you aren't conservative by the time you're 40 then you don't have a head" nonsense.
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Postby Kelinfort » Mon May 16, 2016 4:02 pm

United Dependencies wrote:Trustworthy conservative news sources...

I'd probably go with the WSJ and The Economist right off the bat. USA Today and the Washington post have their conservative moments and I would also rank them as good papers.

Depending on what exactly is being reported, Fox news can sometimes be trusted.

The Economist is conservative?

Well I mean, in the American sense...

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Postby Geilinor » Mon May 16, 2016 4:29 pm

Kelinfort wrote:
United Dependencies wrote:Trustworthy conservative news sources...

I'd probably go with the WSJ and The Economist right off the bat. USA Today and the Washington post have their conservative moments and I would also rank them as good papers.

Depending on what exactly is being reported, Fox news can sometimes be trusted.

The Economist is conservative?

Well I mean, in the American sense...

They're centrist in the American sense.
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Postby Geilinor » Mon May 16, 2016 4:31 pm

Dinake wrote:Fox gets a bad rap, but it's not nearly as bad as people say. Of course, it's not exactly a pillar of journalistic integrity either, but if that's what you're looking for you shouldn't rely on cable news anyway. I suppose CNN comes closest, but even that isn't the greatest.
Better sources in the US are more print-type sources. Time, NYT, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Christian Science Monitor, etc. are all pretty good sources.

I forgot Forbes. They can be good but most of it is opinion. The business-oriented sources are generally the most reputable conservative ones.
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