• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    OP, I appreciate you posting these stories, but I would ask you if you wouldn’t mind finding a different, less overall biased source.

    Voice of America is called that for a very good reason. They claim to have journalistic independence, but they are a U.S. government news source. They are run by the same “independent” group that is funded by congress and sends American propaganda to Cuba, so their claim of independence and lack of bias is really hard to buy.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Agency_for_Global_Media

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      2 months ago

      What sources are better than VOA and are free?,if you don’t mind me asking.

      I think VOA is very accurate in it’s coverage of USA news and most fact checking agencies rate it as factual.

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        2 months ago

        For American news coverage: The Associated Press, NPR, PBS. All free.

        Although for a story like this, the local paper is often a good bet and is sometimes free. It is definitely free in this case and has far more information: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/07/20/salt-lake-city-evacuations/

        Bias in a story like this isn’t a big deal, but it can be in other cases and it’s best to avoid what is essentially a government mouthpiece.