My personal favorite is SkyNews international, but BBC world is also pretty good.
There are several things one will notice when looking at the international news scene:
* They're not entertaining, ratings driven, or click-bait. They are about news.
* The news stories are more complete, more factual, and more informative.
* They lay out the facts of the news story without attempt to drive a narrative about it.
* You'll find facts and concerns from around the world, and not just from the US perspective.
Just as an example in watching the news this morning; I've watched about an hour of CNN, an hour of MSNBC, 5 minutes of Fox News, and 2 hours of Sky News. The stories of each broken down:
1. CNN - typical sensationalistic production. excited and emotional acting by the casts. dramatic music. Toting the potential for all out war with Korea is the primary headline.
2. MSNBC - Rachel Maddow show was on. Pure politics. Anti-Trump/Republican. Is a guilty pleasure for me because it's news from a political point of view that I personally share. However, it's not objective, and it's not just about facts but about presenting the facts in a way that best supports a narrative.
3. Fox news - Fox and friends - Totally pro-Rump narrative. Sounding the war horns for Trump to stay strong on North Korea even if it means war. Talk about how great #45 is handling China, and how it's really showing how great #45 is at handling international affairs. 5 minutes was about all I could stand.
4. Sky News - North Korea is also the headline. Reports facts of US, North Korea, South Korea, China statements, and viewpoints from leadership in other countries around the globe. Reporting on the UN measures being considered. Was the only news source of the group that also reported major happenings in Turkey and the extended powers about to be voted on for President Erdogon and the hopes and fears of the people of Turkey as well as regional leadership responses and positions. Again all done with just the facts, no bias. Additional segments on the major news story from every continent on the globe.
What's really interesting about the SkyNews angle.. when you remove the hyperbole, bias, and outright ratings whore sensationalism of US journalism/news networks, you REALLY get to see just how much of a threat to global relations the current US administration is.
Another interesting tidbit that's not really related to politics, but SkyNews international is the only one that made me aware of flooding in California right now, and showed flooding in Fresno.
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