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WHERE TO GET NON-PARTISAN NEWS

By Lester Schultz
Feb. 22, 2010  

Yes, it is possible to be informed in the United States.  Yes, it is possible to find objective journalism in the U.S.  No, no place is perfect in reporting the news.  However regularly following these news sources will get you much closer to the truth than following MSNBC, FOX, Moveon, Limbaugh, or other news outlets that only slant the news and do not report it objectively ...or even make an attempt to do so.  A partial list I suggest...

The British Broadcasting Co. is still the gold standard in international news.   BBC.co.uk/

Sunlight Foundation.org - A non-partisan, non-profit place to find refreshing openness about events and people who influence the news.  They recently revealed the secret meetings that Obama had with the pharmaceutical industry, its CEOs, its lobbyists, etc. after he promised  to eliminate lobbying in Washington. 

NPR.org   National Public Radio, with limited resources, presents a fair assessment of news and events.

PBS.org -   Public TV network is still too beholden to its major support groups, but does as fair a presentation of the news as can be found in the U.S. on network TV.

mediamonitors.net

alternet.org

commondreams.org

oppapers.com - has access to many research papers, essays, and theses on a variety of subjects.

CBC - The Canadians have a much better record of objective news reporting than most of U.S. news.

Of course there are many other sources that I could suggest.  But if you relied on the above resources in your search for objectivity in news reporting you would be far better infomred than 99% of Americans.

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  1. noaxetogrind - Feb 22, 2010 12:33 PM

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    This blog offers an interesting look into the mind of partisan people. No matter what you write here, Mr. Schultz, someone is sure to be uncomfortable with objectivity and insist on pulling you in one direction or the other. You maintain the ship upright.
    Kudos to you for that difficult task. Thanks for a couple of the media sources you list in this blog that I was totally unaware of and will seek them out.

  2. Forgotten Man - Feb 22, 2010 12:54 PM

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    More warped thinking from a shallow and indoctrinated man. There is nothing objective about the BBC, NPR or PBS. They are nothing more than government mouthpieces with the predictable leftist slant.
    We'd all be better off with no news rather than the propaganda sources Jester recommends above.
    Listen and believe at your peril.

  3. noaxetogrind - Feb 22, 2010 12:57 PM

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    Forgotten Man: You have already been uncovered as Gordy.
    Were the BBC, NPR, PBS, etc. all slanted when they reported accurately on Bush, Reagan, Nixon, et al? Or are they only slanted when it comes to an African American in the White House?

  4. steven c - Feb 22, 2010 1:32 PM

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    Forgotten Man/Gordy:One has to wonder how a man who has displayed himself as such a crude human being could possibly think that criticizing objective news sources would have any merit for others. Gordy, shame on you!
    If you believe NPR, BBC, CBC, etc. are unreliable news outlets, one has to wonder if you have any objective rationality at all. You actually have admitted to listening to the convicted smuggler and criminal Rush Limbaugh to get your news. That says it all.

  5. brent l - Feb 22, 2010 2:10 PM

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    Gee, I wonder who I should believe: Gordy-Forgotten Man OR Mr. Schultz, the BBC, the CBC, NPR, etc.?
    C'mon, let's get real. All one has to do is read what Gordy-Forgotten Man, and the rest of the right-wing goofs have to write here. Not only are they ridiculous in their comments, not only do they have absolutely no clue what objective journalism is, but they never have anything to write that is pertinent to this specific blog.
    It is difficult to believe that people like this exist in a so-called civilized society. Rush Limbaugh? Glenn Beck? The Washington Times? Those sources are the lowest of the low, and do not even merit the term jounralism reflected in any evaluation of their anti-intellectual garbage. Gee, let's see, who to believe, Rush Limbaugh or the BBC??? Huh?

  6. Gordy1 - Feb 22, 2010 4:38 PM

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    If you idiots still think that I am two people, the idea that you are all nuts is even more dominant. When I choose to write something on Lester's blog I will classify it as my own comment. The fact that you idiots still can't believe that more than one person disagrees with you is astonishing. I won't comment on Lesters observation as I am still educating my self on the "new" Obama health care plan. Nothing really "new", just one giant step toward complete government takeover, only at a slower pace. I'll hold my peace with this comment from the hated Ronald Reagan. "It is said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first."

  7. metalman304 - Feb 22, 2010 5:30 PM

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    Gordy: Don't knock this. These whacked out lefties are demonstrating the same type of "denial" thinking that their brothers display in D.C. This same type of "everyone normal is a liberal" philosophy will lead to a historical landslide victory for conservatives this November and in 2012. I am sure they will try to say I am your other "alter ego(ala Tom-Kath), but it only makes their paranoid drivel even funnier!

  8. TomA - Feb 22, 2010 5:30 PM

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    I shall try this again. Apparently my first attempt did not "take." You know all about the liberal conspiracy that won't let some of your comments go through, Gordy-Forgotten Man...you have mentioned it enough.
    Good quote, Gordy, from Ronald Reagan. If anybody knew about loose women, it was ole Ronnie. He bedded enough of them, inside and outside of marriage. Please, give us more, Gordy, from the expert on the oldest profession. Good ole Ronnie.

  9. TomA - Feb 22, 2010 5:55 PM

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    Inasmuch as Gordy and the other aliases brought up Ronald Reagan, I thought they would like to know where to find out historical data on Ronnie and his escapades with loose women.
    http://www.pensitoreview.com/ronald-reagan/
    You will find that he stayed at one of the hotels well known to be frequented by loose women. Ronnie told of waking up one morning and not recognizing the woman he had slept with that night. Yep, that is where Ronnie called home and there were lots more women to take to bed each night. Got anymore good quotes from Ronnie and loose women, Gordy? There are tons of references to Ronnie and loose women on the search engines.

  10. Forgotten Man - Feb 22, 2010 6:11 PM

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    As I've stated in the past, Limbaugh and his ilk are entertainers, not independent or objective news sources. They serve a purpose and open minded people, if permitted to listen, will form an opinion and decide if they want to continue to be entertained. We are getting dangerously close to our government shutting down this and other forms of free speech.
    What ever happened to the old liberal saying, "I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it"?
    I listen to the BBC World Service nightly and constantly hear their man made climate change reports presented as fact. What other conclusion can I draw from a delusional news outlet that reports myth as truth when overwelming counter evidence has come forth over the last two months?

  11. Gordy1 - Feb 22, 2010 7:50 PM

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    Tom, seeing as how you liked Reagans quote, here's another one that fits you and others on this blog even better: "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant it's just that they know so much that isn't so." How about Churchill--"I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." Teaching lesson for today! ACORN now has been dissolved and they are taking on new names in many states. I'm sure you will be happy to hear that your millions in tax money will now, once again, go to fraudulent elections and Mr. O loves it because he knows it means Democrat votes because Democrat votes mean more entitlements paid for by YOU! And Steven, it just so happens that I get many actual printings of BBC and CBC articles and they are a good news source. Now, doesn't that just throw your stupid comment into distress? Just one more quote--"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress...But then I repeat myself." Mark Twain! Do you get it? It might take a while to digest.

  12. Gordy1 - Feb 22, 2010 8:01 PM

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    Lester, you are absolutely right about the 99% of Americans who are clueless, uninformed and just plain don't care. That is what we have become in this society as everyone is simply too busy trying to make ends meet. At least those who actually still have a part time or full time job. For those who simply prefer to accept the entitlements and the heck with working, they only will keep filling the political chambers with those who keep passing out the money. A sad state of affairs! Unlike the affairs of Reagan, JFK, Clinton, Sanford, Gingrich, Tiger, MOST of Hollywood.

  13. T Dean - Feb 23, 2010 9:00 AM

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    Also, try the Ecomonist magazine. I have friends all across the political spectrum that agree it fairly presents both sides. Plus, no bylines, so little incentive for a reporter to stir things up just to make a name for themselves. The news covers more of Europe, as it is English, but try it.

  14. noaxetogrind - Feb 23, 2010 9:43 AM

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    Yes, T Dean, the Economist is an excellent source, as is the Guardian. Mr. Schultz gave us a short list and indicated there are many other sources that are good.
    Your mention of the Economist is helpful. As you check into Ronald Reagan's sleazy, immoral past, you might check who was the owner of the hotel he stayed at when he was having all these "beddings" with married and unmarried women...it will surprise you! The owner was a Lesbian who was very, very close to Ronnie later in life. What scum Reagan was.
    Forg. Man-Gordy: overwhelming evidence questioning climate change? What!?! Yes, there was some exaggerated material at East Anglia Univ. and elsewhere, but the OVERWHELMING [as in 95%] of evidence by people who know holds steady. Only an uneducated, head in the sand, right-wing nutcase would state something like "overwhelming" when it is only a few fundamentalist people who think the world was created in 6 days, and Noah & family survived as the only humans after the flood. C'mon, must we put up with all this mythology and voodoo from right-wing goofs?

  15. noaxetogrind - Feb 23, 2010 10:22 AM

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    Limbaugh is only an entertainer??? What? You mean he is invited as a serious, main speaker at right-wing political events so he can tell jokes? He is a leader in the right-wing, especially the extreme nutcases. Put Limbaugh, Beck, Newt, Sarah, Cheney together and you have the current foundation of what passes as the Republican Party.

  16. Kathy Wanger - Feb 23, 2010 11:31 AM

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    All this b.s. from the right and the left is cluttering up a wonderful blog. And what is written as commentary here is more and more beside the point...ANY point. Can we try to be more considerate of each other, make comments pertinent to this blog, and realize that we are shooting ourselves in the foot with our extremes of the left and the right? I want to hear what others have to say, whether I agree or disagree, but I don't want to wade through all the extreme excrement and beside-the-point ranting. I have to admit I was guilty of some of this myself, but want to extend my hand to others and engage in PERTINENT comments and intelligent observations...regardless of political perspective. Summary: for the good of America, can we be a little more civilized?

  17. Gordy1 - Feb 23, 2010 1:28 PM

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    Kathy, I am shocked! You are actually presenting a rational comment that is so pertinent. I praise you for that and would hope that some of the others (with only one view of things) would also see the need for rational discussion. The ripping of a dead past President, one of many who had affairs, is as low as it goes. Now that Cheney has suffered a heart attack, I suspect many distasteful comments. Hopefully, not from those on this blog. There is NO room for that anywhere in our society. noaxetogrind, you must have missed the headline that the HEAD of the UN climate committee has resigned because of the fraudulent information that was put out for all to see. You see, if you don't get the REAL news, you make stupid comments. Wake up! Sorry Kathy but I just can't accept ignorance in the face of reality as displayed by noaxetogrind.

  18. BDConservative - Feb 23, 2010 1:53 PM

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    Does anyone else find it ironic that some of the best unbiased journalism is *partially* funded by the government in NPR and PBS?

    I just found that funny, since the lack of objective journalism is primarily focused around a political bias.

  19. Kathy Wanger - Feb 23, 2010 2:01 PM

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    BDConservative: it is not ironic at all that not-for-profit media would have the best unbiased journalism. Without shilling for commercial sponsors via ads, they can present news without prejudice. The same is true with the BBC, often under fire from the very government that supports it...proof of its objectivity.
    The same is true with police, military, etc. which, it is hoped, would be unbiased...and supported with tax money. Our tax money is best used when it does things for all of us that we cannot do for ourselves individually. I cannot own a TV station, but my government can. I can't police the city, but my government can. I can't organize and finance an army, but my government can.

  20. jmark - Feb 23, 2010 3:28 PM

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    The US media seems to be very skittish about writing anything critical of Israel these days, I believe for fear of being labeled anti-semitic. What I've noticed by reading the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, is that Israeli politicians and citizens are not afraid to criticize their government's policies. Our politicians don't dare to criticize Israel for fear of getting on the wrong side of AIPAC. They could make or break your next election.
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