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Fiendish Thingy

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1. Grading summary of all outlets:

Reply to AStern (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 04:00 PM

Oct 2025

The Guardian: A

Propublica: A

The New Republic: A

MSNBC: B+

Associated Press: B+

PBS: B+

The Bulwark: B

New York Times: C

U.S.A. Today: C

NPR: C

NBC: C-

The Atlantic: C-

CNN: C-

Politico: D+

Axios: D+

Wall Street Journal: D+

Washington Post: D-

ABC: D-

Newsnation: F

CBS: F

FOX: F

Frankly, I wouldn’t waste my time getting news from any outlet below a B.

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Marc Jacob: I'm handing out pro-democracy grades to the media [View all] AStern Oct 2025 OP

Grading summary of all outlets: Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #1

The Guardian is the one "mainstream" news outlet I still mostly trust. W_HAMILTON Oct 2025 #2