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BBZ doublespeak (lemmy.ml)

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Reuters only slightly better better than BBC. Aljazeera is flailing around between Qatari propaganda and doing journalism right now but after the first few days they've become mostly normal again

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah aljezzera is good for stuff that doesn't touch the gulf states(which excludes the majority of output)

As always reading a variety of sources with a critical eye to identify weasel words and lies by omission especially is the only way to get remotely close to an 'objective truth' through second/third hand reporting

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Who would you suggest for more balance these days? My only real limiting factor being that I can only read English.

[–] cornishon@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 month ago

For news on the Arab World and West Asia I would recommend adding Al Mayadeen English to the mix: https://xcancel.com/MayadeenEnglish

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think your best bet remains Aljazeera and MiddleEastEye which both seem to be ran by Qatar, but remaining aware of their bias.

WSWS is also decent but they're mostly late after the fact and your news is going to be 3 days old.

[–] Transform2942@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Since this war I have been checking Global Times and RT to own the libs