02-07-2014, 04:14 AM
(02-06-2014, 05:09 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: The Daily Mail often gets exclusive pics quickly. I use it for that purpose, too.
Sometimes they get details first as well, but I don't trust them unless I check two other sources for consistency (and verify that those sources don't track back to The Mail).
I often read or scan three articles on the same topic before posting news/updates and pick the most reliable/comprehensive one or piecemeal them together. Kinda sucks, but it's almost required that we do our own fact checking in regards to media reports these days. IMO.
That's why I haven't read newspapers for a long time they all have a political agenda. You've got the Daily Wail and the Sun on the right and the Daily Mirror and the Guardian on the left.
I can remember an American relative of a mate of mine visiting the UK and I can remember sitting watching a political show on the BBC with him and my mate and he couldn't understand it. He was like “that show was completely bi-partisan! Everyone from all political points of view had equal say and airtime! We don't have shows like this in America!”
Now the BBC is far from perfect but they are more politically fair than most media outlets.
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.