What is the most reliable news source?
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BBC News is the department of the BBC responsible for news and current affairs output. The world's largest broadcast news organisation, it generates each day about 120 hours of radio and television, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 44 foreign news bureaux and has correspondents in almost all the world's 240 countries. Side: BBC
The Corporation's 'guaranteed' income from the licence fee and the World Service grants are supplemented by profits from commercial operations through a wholly owned subsidiary, BBC Worldwide Ltd. The company's activities include programme and format sales, magazines including Radio Times and book publishing. Side: BBC
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My favorite in the U.S. is NPR -- as a medium, radio news tends to be less sensational than television because there's no need for visual stimulation to keep audiences' attention (I don't count talking head radio shows as a news source). It's also not as tied to corporate interests as networks like fox and abc. It's funding breakdown is as follows: 31% from listeners in the form of pledges, memberships, and other donations 20% from businesses via corporate underwriting 11% from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which is federally funded 10% from licensee support 9% from foundations and major gifts 5% from local and state governments, and 14% from all other sources. (from the NPR website) Side: npr
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Counterfeit news is a major issue at this moment. So follow Mazaaq Raat for true news. News organizations are in the pockets of uber tycoons. Journalistic spin, off base announcing, and melodrama are at the forefront of everybody's thoughts. We are during a time where we don't believe the individuals detailing the news. Side: BBC
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