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[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago

The appeal of state media is that the bias is obvious.

We know who's paying the bills at the CBC or Xinhua, but it's gonna be a lot more subtle for the local broadcaster who mysteriously drops their investigative series right after the target buys a premium ad package.

It also means you can triangulate. If the BBC and TASS both report the same details on a story, those are probably legit.