10 most reliable news sources 10. wall street journal the wall street journal is a well-known namethat can often be very controversial. like many organizations, it is often accusedof bias, but in this case the accusations of bias are in a right leaning direction. many would say that the editorial pages ofthe wall street journal are very conservative. however, while there is some truth to this,the wall street journal̢۪s news is known for being quite accurate as far as newspapersgo, and is still a trusted source of news
throughout the country. some people on the left have a small amountof distrust for it, but overall it is a fairly trusted publication on both sides of the ideologicalspectrum. the wall street journal has also proven itselfas a news source that most people trust. on election day, many sites took down theirpaywall. however, the wall street journal made theinteresting decision to keep theirs up and see if they could increase their subscriptions. their plan worked, and they actually did seequite a large subscription increase in the days following.
like others on this list, one should be carefulto read between the lines when reading political reporting or opinion pieces, but when it comesto the basic news itself, they are a reliable source. 9. new york times the new york times hardly needs any introduction. they are perhaps the most well-known newspaperin the entire world, and have been what many consider a source of journalistic integrityand standards for longer than most people can remember.
when many people give examples of a reliablesource, the new york times is often the very first example cited. however, they would be higher on the listif not for the fact that like any newspaper in the world, there will always be a certainlevel of bias. the new york times can be relied upon to dotheir best to fact check and tell the truth, but if you are reading up on politics in particular,it is undeniable that they lean slightly more toward the left. most of the public still considers them trustworthy,and the bias is slight enough that it is likely natural bias born from life experience, andnot anything particularly intentional, but
all political stories from any newspaper shouldbe read carefully understanding any possible biases involved in order to better read betweenthe lines. that said, when the president elect – nowpresident – of the united states, criticized the new york times for their coverage of theelection, and accused them of bias, the public showed their disagreement with president trumpin that regard by voting with their wallets. shortly after the election the new york timeshad an unprecedented surge in paid subscribers of over 40,000 people. this shows that in a time where we have aglut of fake news, people are turning to one of america’s most trusted new sources toget their information.
8. bbc when most people ask you for most trustworthyor reliable news sources, the bbc is one of the first you hear about. known around the world for accurate and reliablereporting, they are even judged well in their own country – where people tend to be mostcritical about the reliability and accuracy of their news. of those polled in the uk, 62% believed thebbc to be accurate and reliable as news, and almost half of those polled found them tobe unbiased.
for a news organization that often has totalk about politics, these are actually fairly good numbers. the issue is with politics in general, andthe truth is that apart from a service where all they do is literally report what politicianssaid and nothing else – something essentially no news network today does – there willalways be some amount of bias when talking about politics. this means that with many news sources, thenews itself being reported may be reliable, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t takeany commentary with a grain of salt, or think critically about the way the headline or thestory is being presented to you.
remember when watching the news to read betweenthe lines. if a story is political, there is a good chancethere is some amount of innate bias involved. if you read the story with the particularbias in mind, it will be easier to get to the heart of the matter. 7. npr npr stands for national public radio, andis a non-profit that makes radio programming for hundreds of public radio stations aroundthe united states. over the years, like everything in radio,they have seen their membership decline.
in many ways they have struggled to keep theirolder audience, and find a way to also bring in new, younger listeners. while people will always drive, and thus therewill always be a captive audience for radio, much of npr̢۪s programming is often seenas rather outdated, and they are often accused of having a liberal bias as well. this accusation of liberal bias is not toosurprising, as the public service is often funded by those with a slightly more liberalleaning, but the station itself has never been known to greatly exaggerate or misleadpeople for political reasons. like many news services, when they get intoopinions in terms of politics, bias is going
to present itself. in this case the bias is going to lean morein a liberal direction. however, this does not mean the news you arebeing told is untrue or even meant to mislead. something can be completely true and stillbe told with an innate bias. it is always important to be informed andread between the lines. however, in their defense npr has award winningjournalists, even some who have been killed in the line of duty bravely reporting on factsin war zones like iraq. and in a time when people are looking formore accurate, down to earth reporting, with as little bias as humanly possible, npr hasbeen one of the news organizations to see
a recent rise in ratings. 6. snopes it may seem strange to see snopes on thislist. they are not a news source, exactly, but theyare a watchdog who has, over the years, kept an eye both on news sources and on fake newssources, taking the time to dig into the nitty gritty and find the truth behind urban legendsor rumors of all kinds. their work has been tireless and often unnoticed,but they have been going at it since the early days of the internet.
at first they dispelled hoaxes that wouldappear on email chains, but now they have evolved to taking down hoaxes that appearon social media. whenever some fake news story is trying toget its legs, snopes is doing everything they can to cut it off at the knees. they find every little detail and ascertainthe real truth, if possible, never worrying about any specific agenda besides truth itself. this dedication has not gone unnoticed. facebook has been under fire for the glutof fake news during the last election cycle that appeared in people̢۪s feeds, and thepowers that be at facebook have decided to
do something about it at last. they are going to start checking suspect storieswith fact checking groups, and if the story doesn’t pass muster, it will be hidden frombeing seen in people’s feeds. snopes, the associated press, and a few othertrusted fact checkers are working with facebook to vet stories to make sure that people arenot reading lies when they scroll through their facebook feed. this may sound like a silly issue, but amongthe millennial generation, an alarming number got most of their election news from facebook. for this reason, it is very important – especiallywith how people can accidentally turn their
own feed into an echo chamber – that fakenews stories are weeded out and removed like the cancer that they are. 5. reuters reuters is not a particularly well known newsagency when it comes to the public consciousness. in most polls involving trusted sources ofnews, it doesn’t even really register. however, most people are still probably familiarwith the name reuters and their presence online has increased greatly in recent years. many people may even notice that similar tothe associated press, a lot of news stories
actually credit reuters. this is because the two are actually verysimilar services. while the associated press is more of a non-profitventure, both were originally telegraph wire news services. the idea being that a large network of contactscould use the telegraph service to quickly wire news around the world, so everyone didn’tneed a reporter everywhere – as long as one or two telegraph agencies had most everythingcovered by a journalist or two. in recent years, just like the associatedpress and the rest of the news services, reuters has struggled with keeping their businessperforming as needed.
this is why in recent days we have startedto see them posting more stories on their own website, instead of simply selling theirstories to other news agencies. unfortunately, they would be higher on thelist, but using their own website to market news more directly to the consumer has startedto allow opinion to seep more into their news stories – instead of simply wiring factson the ground to other agencies in need of them. 4. the economist the economist is a publication that has beenaround for more than 150 years, and despite
having a fairly clear political stance inits editorials, has still always had a general air of trustworthiness about it. the economist is known for having a stancethat is quite liberal and calls for a more global economy, a stance that a fairly largechunk of people are not particularly on board with. however, while their editorials do have aclear political tone, they are still known for being clear with the actual facts, andin terms of reporting news are not known for being inaccurate. part of the fact that they are consideredso reliable may be the fact that they have
worked hard to keep their editorial stylemore anonymous than other newspapers, so it seems more like the newspaper itself is speaking,instead of different personalities. in a bizarre way, this almost helps keep theopinion pieces from becoming a spectacle and overshadowing the basic news reporting, somethingthat has likely helped them remain above the fray when it comes to public trust. according to a study by the pew research center,the economist is actually the most trusted source in america, if you look at it acrossboth ideological spectrums. interestingly, the poll lists the second mosttrusted news source in america as the bbc – also a british news agency.
3. pbs pbs, which stands for public broadcastingservice, is known for being incredibly trustworthy as news, and also for providing excellentprograms that entertain children and help them learn. while some may get confused because some programmingthey see locally on pbs may be made locally and not by pbs itself, the actual organizationhas an amazing reputation when it comes to being unbiased. for years they have had an independent researchpoll conducted that finds them at the top
of trustworthiness and reliability in termsof news. while this should be taken with a grain ofsalt because the poll is carried out on the behalf of pbs, you don’t just have to taketheir word for it. other polls commissioned by outside sourceshave looked at the trustworthiness of news organizations as well, and pbs comes awaywith the best net rating in terms of trust to distrust. interestingly, among republicans, fox newsis the most trusted source, but among democrats it is the least trusted source – makingit perhaps the most controversial news source of all.
by contrast, pbs is considered trustworthyby a large amount of respondents from both sides of the ideological spectrum. after all, who wouldn̢۪t trust the peoplewho brought us mr. rogers? 2. c-span for those who aren̢۪t aware, c-span is apublic access channel that live streams tv straight from the floor of the house and senateof the united states. c-span stands for cable satellite public affairsnetwork and was created long ago by the cable industry in order to give people a way tokeep an eye on the primary source when it
comes to the actions of their government. while many people think that the federal governmentis involved in running c-span, this is really not the case. in certain situations those in charge of proceedingscan ask for the camera̢۪s to be shut off, but they in no way have any control beyondthat over the running of the network or over what is shown or not. while it isn̢۪t exactly a news source, c-spanis about the most reliable primary source you can ask for when it comes to unbiasedpolitical news. if you have ever wondered if what you readin a news report was biased, slanted or outright
reported wrong or out of context, you canwatch c-span, or clips from it, and find out the truth for yourself. there is no better way to know exactly whata congressperson said than to watch them on tv and witness with your own eyes and earsexactly what they did and said. 1. the associated press in many cases, the associated press basicallyis the news. they are the non-commentary, no nonsense partof the news whose job it is to have tendrils all over the world, at all times.
it isn̢۪t really convenient for a local paperto have a reporter in iraq covering the war, but they still want to be able to report thefacts on the ground to the people reading their paper. they cannot just copy someone else̢۪s story,and they cannot afford to send someone to iraq. instead, they buy stories from the associatedpress, which has journalists all over the globe and sells breaking news to roughly 15,000news outlets around the world. they have long been known for reliable andaccurate reporting, and are not known for having any particular agenda.
they are a non-profit agency that works withother non-profit agencies at times, in order to share news as efficiently as possible. and in an era where many news organizationsseem to have forgotten that fact checking was a thing it is refreshing that they havea very strong commitment to such, and in a world where news organizations have increasinglybecome primarily entertainment, a commitment to remaining objective. nearly every news organization across thespectrum uses stories from the ap, because they find and report the actual news.
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