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[–] Allero@lemmy.today 15 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

The most hilarious part is that Ground News tries to present itself as "unbiased" by covering news from "left" and "right", but it does so from a US perspective, so almost all international sources are considered "left".

They are not left, it's you who is right, lol.

Which, BTW, highlights the broader issue of American politics, which is that people were honestly made to believe moderate right is the center, or even left. It is not.

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 57 points 19 hours ago (11 children)

Ground news is pretty dope and the only people hating on it seem to be the people that have never used it, but thinks that it's automatically bad because of the whole left/right thing.

It's still a place to consume a large amount of news very quickly and at a glance you can see if one side isn't reporting on something or if they are reporting on it using very different language or focusing on different aspects on the topic.

Nothing will ever be perfect, but as the saying goes the enemy of perfect is good.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I've tried it and I absolutely do not trust it.

And them covering left and right is part of it, yes. It works with made up American definitions of left and right, in which centrists to moderate rights are put on the left. As a result, international coverage is normally represented as left-biased, while really, Ground News and a broader American political landscape is right-biased. This is not a fair coverage and it and it doesn't allow you to break through the propaganda.

Overall, concept is good, but if you follow this and think you are well-balanced and informed, you are not.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I don't understand why someone would hate that they show both sides? Like, I'm not a centrist or right winger by any means, but it's good to get out of the echo chamber sometimes. Everyone needs to be more critical of the media they consume and realize that not everyone thinks the same way they do. I don't agree with the way the right reports on things, but I want to at least know what I'm not hearing that other people are.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

If more people read more news sources, we wouldn't still have people spouting that "transgenic/transgender" mixup

[–] ftbd@feddit.org 1 points 8 hours ago

I haven't used it, mainly because I suspect they're very caught up in the political landscape of the US. I don't know what to do with a scale that only goes from "you may have some civil liberties as a treat, but only if they don't affect stock prices" to "if you're not a rich white hetero man I don't care if you live or die"

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago

That's a very healthy mindset to have. Too many people happily lock themselves into many bubbles/echo chambers and they lose all perspective. Just because you discuss topics with people doesn'tean you have to agree with them. It's still important to know what other views exist out there.

I wish more people were like you.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 33 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You forgot to mention that your personal favorite feature is the blind spot feature so I suspect you weren't paid for saying this.

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 17 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

What if I was paid and this was actually just 4d chess guerilla marketing?

JK I wish I was getting paid to say shit like that.

Shit I would do an ad read for the Taliban if it would get me outta financial prison.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Do you even use the blind spot feature? Is it as mind blowing as all the youtubers keep telling me?

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago

Mind blowing? No lol.

But it does reveal what topics both sides either avoid covering or cover poorly.

It's nothing that should really surprise anyone at this point but it is a good reminder that where you get your news will leave you "blind" (heh) to certain things.

A good example would be like a good guy with a gun situation. Basically any situation that was "saved" by a good guy with a gun doesn't get much coverage on the left or if they do cover it they tend to ignore the 2A aspect of the event or downplay it's significance.

On the flip side any news that looks bad for 2A advocates will basically not get reported on by the right at all.

What blind spot is nice for is reading articles from both sides on the same event since they both report on it differently. Reading both and taking into account the underlying biases of each source make you feel like you get a better picture of the whole situation as opposed to just one view.

TL;DR: Not mind blowing at all, but kinda interesting if used correctly.

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[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 37 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I mean, of the possible sponsors out there, Ground News is pretty alright. I don’t particularly need another subscription, but it seems like a valuable enough service

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

It's also very usable even without the subscription and doesn't have (its own) ads. Just use ad block if you want to actually read any of the articles.

[–] b1t@lemm.ee 11 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

It doesn't provide any real benefit other than letting you know whether a news site is "left" or "right" leaning. Which is a massive false dichotomy used to divide people.

I prefer objective truth myself.

[–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 14 points 19 hours ago (12 children)

Where is your source of objective truth?

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 6 points 13 hours ago

I wait for it to become so important that it ends up in the meme and shitpost communities.

Back in the day my primary source of news was World of Warcraft. If it was important enough to matter it would show up in the game. If it wasn't any way inconsequential I never heard of it.

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[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Just annoying how it adds all the affiliates to different biases. Like, ok, maybe each has their own commentary but no, it's just the same reposted blurb.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 24 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

I only get all my news and current events from Raid shadow legends! Or the Hoyoverse whatever the fuck that is.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 3 points 14 hours ago

I’m too busy slamming AG1 to consume news.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I get my news audibly through Raycons

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I get mine through the team chat of War Thunder! Enter the code TRTHMNSTRY and receive the special ammo full of facts to shoot straight into your enemies' face!

[–] KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol 2 points 14 hours ago

By «news» do you mean detailed and confidential schematics for random vehicles and weapons never seen before???

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

From what I understand it's like the Metaverse but with sexualized underage anime characters.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I thought that was the metaverse.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Okay fine, the Metaverse with more sexualized underage anime characters.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

I didn't realize that was possible

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 18 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

U guys are seeing sponsors? And don't have sponsor block?

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Why use sponsor block? I want to know what sponsors my videos have, because if I see a "Honey" or a "Betterhelp" I'm gonna close the video.

[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 9 points 20 hours ago

With honey the youtuber was actually the victim, so I wouldn't judge them too harshly for that one. Small channels don't have the flexibility to pick whatever sponsor they like. They're just trying to get by.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 5 points 19 hours ago

I use yt to watch content not to express my political or ideological preferences. My goal is to watch as much content per second possible hence adblock sponsorblock and 2.5 speed.

[–] HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 4 points 19 hours ago

All the worst sponsors also require a link in description and/or pinned comment so you can know either way.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago

Ground News aggregates articles from many sources on a single topic and it tells you whether or not each source tends to lean right or left. I think it even tells you if any of those sources leaves out certain pieces of information. It's actually pretty sweet.

[–] HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Ground news is no more a news source then an RSS reader is. It just also happens to catagoeize the sources as left or right which helps if you want to actually know what people outside of your personal bubble are reading.

[–] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, it isn't a single source at all. It's an algamation of all new sources so you can see the spin from all sides

It's literally the opposite of a single news source

[–] clonedhuman@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

Ublock Origin in Firefox is my choice among all possible 'sponsors.'

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