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Why do people consider Al Jazeera as a trusted source? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I noticed a good amount of people talking about Al Jazeera in the BBC paywall thread and that make me ask, why!?

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This kind of question is similar to proving a negative in logic.

You're asking why people think it's trustworthy, implying you believe it isn't.

*Which people think it's trustworthy? You used an ambiguous "many people" - I'd need to see something supporting this assumption.
It would be more useful for you to give examples of why you don't find it trustworthy, as this is what really matters with regard to any source.

I don't trust any one source, and instead try to piece together a likely truth by considering the different sources and how a story is told. I'm surely wrong as much as I'm right, but it's the best any of us can do.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago

The question asks for reasons people who consider it trustworthy do so. That's nothing like trying to prove a negative. That's just giving input on why you (may) believe something different from the asker.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Can't speak to anything but Al Jazeera America. Short lived, but they promised unbiased news. And gods was it unbiased, flat as paste. Really woke me up to how I'd come to expect entertainment in my news and not simple facts.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

News shouldn't be entertaining; it should be factual and unbiased.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

almost all the current MSM in usa, is entertainment, they are basically fox-lite, so its heavily sensationalized, or basically a tabloids to get click and viewers.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes and that's a damn strong argurment on why it's a bad idea.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

and it most leans right wing too, which is even worst because its more or less propaganda.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

there was an asian source that was very similar, flat and unbiased, but i forgot which one was it.

[–] MBech 4 points 3 days ago

I have been wondering about this for so damn long....

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In my life experience the only way to test the reliability of a news source is to actually live some events and see how they are reported by different media.

I have no such experience with al Jazeera, so I couldn't tell you reliably if they are or not reliable. Best advice with media is, unless you are certain they are reliable, treat them as unreliable.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

reporting from "outside looking in" perspective, rather the us/bbc which only does it in the inside looking in.

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not American. bbc is also a external news source for me.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There are places (Ground News is a good one IMO) where you can see how biases are broken down by factors like factual accuracy and political alignment.

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 1 points 2 days ago

I check my 5 free articles on Ground News practically daily. Ugly site. It points out some ugly things about us.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Yes, Al Jazeera is biased. But way less than other news sources in the area, and way better than many large American "news" sources.

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