Is the Young Turks the most balanced show in america no the world | 26 comments (26 topical, 0 hidden)
Balance vs truth: Know the difference (none / 1)
I don't want TYT to be balanced, I want them to tell the truth. Same thing I want from every news organization in the world. If telling the truth means running 100% to what ever imagined standard you label "right" or "left," so be it.

by OneHitKill on 11/07/2009 07:42:59 AM EST

Remember, (none / 0)
"fair and balanced" is supposed to mean truthful 100% of the time. It doesn't in practice, thanks to the Number One News Network™.

Of course everyone is biased in some way; that's why we need TYT to be a team effort. You get a group to put their heads together and you get less biased (and I don't mean one person deciding and everyone else toeing the line).

by LudwigVan on 11/07/2009 11:41:02 AM EST

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Truth is not the opposite of bias (none / 0)
"fair and balanced" is supposed to mean truthful 100% of the time. It doesn't in practice, thanks to the Number One News Network

It doesn't in theory, either, thanks to the meaning of the word "truthful." The truth is not fair. The truth is not balanced. The world is not a game of kickball. There are not two equal sides to every story.

If telling the truth were truly the priority, bias would not matter.

by OneHitKill on 11/08/2009 05:08:53 AM EST

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That is exactly right!!!!!! (none / 0)

by pam on 11/07/2009 06:51:53 PM EST

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Is the Young Turks the most balanced show in america no the world | 26 comments (26 topical, 0 hidden)