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minus-squareModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWhat sources are better than VOA and are free?,if you don’t mind me asking. I think VOA is very accurate in it’s coverage of USA news and most fact checking agencies rate it as factual.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoFor American news coverage: The Associated Press, NPR, PBS. All free. Although for a story like this, the local paper is often a good bet and is sometimes free. It is definitely free in this case and has far more information: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/07/20/salt-lake-city-evacuations/ Bias in a story like this isn’t a big deal, but it can be in other cases and it’s best to avoid what is essentially a government mouthpiece.
What sources are better than VOA and are free?,if you don’t mind me asking.
I think VOA is very accurate in it’s coverage of USA news and most fact checking agencies rate it as factual.
For American news coverage: The Associated Press, NPR, PBS. All free.
Although for a story like this, the local paper is often a good bet and is sometimes free. It is definitely free in this case and has far more information: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/07/20/salt-lake-city-evacuations/
Bias in a story like this isn’t a big deal, but it can be in other cases and it’s best to avoid what is essentially a government mouthpiece.