Why do people bother?

[SoutherDem]

54. Here is why I say NPR is fair

Something happens, a new economic report, results of an election, a candidate says something, whatever.
NPR will have a reporter/commentator who generally stays neutral and have a guess from both sides who discuss both sides, but not allowing a shouting match. In some more in-depth reports they will have one side one day and the other the next allowing both sides to have the full stage but giving equal time.

Other news organizations do what FOX does which is just take one side and don't even try to be fair, some do this with a little more transparency, and others will have one or two shows which are more left but the rest of the shows are on the right.

As to the Middle East it is a big focus on NPR but for the last 30 plus years we have had wars and conflicts in the Middle East so having that as a focus could be appreciated by the listeners.

One other point on the Middle East. For whatever reason it is difficult to take any side but Israel's without running the risk of being called an anti-semitic, even here on DU.

But, if NPR is very establishment, just what news source do you suggest? Based on what I have seen on DU and from my personal observations I don't know of a major new origination which I can watch/listen to and get the news and not the opinions on the news.

By the way, I am not looking for a liberal news source, but an unbiased news source.