Wherever you get your news, remember it's being filtered. Someone is deciding what news you get, and how that news is presented.
So?
Providing a news service is a huge responsibility. News shapes your world. And unconciously or deliberately, someone else is shaping your news.
Journalists are flawed. They're just people. With the best will in the world, even those most dedicated to the loftiest journalistic ideals can't prevent their own views, feelings, ambitions, weaknesses etc, colouring their work in some way. It can't be helped. Just choosing a running order betrays a bias, and initiates influence. Is story A, really more important than story B or story Z? The answer is, it depends. On you.
Take these three stories:
use of homeopathy ... undermines traditional medicine, or works for some people
release of the Lockerbie bomber ... a blow to justice, or a step towards a better world
Afghan elections ... beginning of a fresh start, or new faces, same old corruption
Which story is most important, and which view is closest to your own?
Or are better questions ...
How important are these stories to you?
Did the order I put them in influence you?
Are there other stories that are more important to you?
Be your own news filter. Shape your own world.
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