[Tom4784]

Canary is as bad as Breitbart, no news source that is skewed too far in one direction can ever be reliable.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Canary is as bad as Breitbart, no news source that is skewed too far in one direction can ever be reliable.

The political affiliation is irrelevant when you use as a gauge the truthfulness of the reportage... Basically if what they say is correct then what does it matter which way they lean?

When the 'mainstream' media in the UK is the mail, BBC, times and telegraph is it so surprising that there is an alternative? Daring to highlight the anti democratic action of the Spanish govt when nobody else would... sorry Dezzy but you would never see that in breitbart, that comparison couldn't be more wrong as they are effectively polar opposites.

[In the Drunk Tank]

It's a pointless exercise now because no one who opposes independence (still most Catalans) is going to defy the central government and the police to say so. So there will be a result of something like 98% in favour from the few who managed to vote and it will be proclaimed as a strong show of support but will in reality mean nothing

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

The political affiliation is irrelevant when you use as a gauge the truthfulness of the reportage... Basically if what they say is correct then what does it matter which way they lean?

When the 'mainstream' media in the UK is the mail, BBC, times and telegraph is it so surprising that there is an alternative? Daring to highlight the anti democratic action of the Spanish govt when nobody else would... sorry Dezzy but you would never see that in breitbart, that comparison couldn't be more wrong as they are effectively polar opposites.

Confirmation Bias exists on both websites because they are both extreme in their political leanings, you can't get unbiased reporting from a website that leans far too much in one direction.

You can't condemn something like Breitbart but then be accepting of what is essentially it's Left Wing mirror in the Canary. I refuse to pay attention to either since agenda comes before news for both of them.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Confirmation Bias exists on both websites because they are both extreme in their political leanings, you can't get unbiased reporting from a website that leans far too much in one direction.

You can't condemn something like Breitbart but then be accepting of what is essentially it's Left Wing mirror in the Canary. I refuse to pay attention to either since agenda comes before news for both of them.

There is bias in all media the accusation that the canary is a mirror of breitbart is unwarranted in that as I said earlier there is nothing that has been stated in the canary that can be debunked, the facts are there as stated by reputable pollsters and statisticians. Whatever leaning the site has that remains the factual basis underpinning whatever the given issue is.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

There is bias in all media the accusation that the canary is a mirror of breitbart is unwarranted in that as I said earlier there is nothing that has been stated in the canary that can be debunked, the facts are there as stated by reputable pollsters and statisticians. Whatever leaning the site has that remains the factual basis underpinning whatever the given issue is.

You should read them all and then you can make your own opinion. You should particularly read the ones you don't like, then you can get the information to give reasons why they are wrong.

I don't believe you read Breitbart (I could be wrong, but don't think so) but you always have an opinion on it.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Alf

You should read them all and then you can make your own opinion. You should particularly read the ones you don't like, then you can get the information to give reasons why they are wrong.

I don't believe you read Breitbart (I could be wrong, but don't think so) but you always have an opinion on it.

How on earth did this thread morph into yet another right V left wing volley? And why yet again are my politics hauled under a microscope?...

How about we stick to the topic in discussion which is the escalating violence in Catalonia, the UK media can no longer ignore it seemingly.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7976721.html

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

There is bias in all media the accusation that the canary is a mirror of breitbart is unwarranted in that as I said earlier there is nothing that has been stated in the canary that can be debunked, the facts are there as stated by reputable pollsters and statisticians. Whatever leaning the site has that remains the factual basis underpinning whatever the given issue is.

Just like Breitbart, Canary will cherry pick stories and stats to suit it's political stance. Both are terrible websites that shouldn't be trusted.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Just like Breitbart, Canary will cherry pick stories and stats to suit it's political stance. Both are terrible websites that shouldn't be trusted.

I'm not sure what you mean here, the canary has on it's UK page up to date relevant reports on a wide range of topics including politics, the NHS, homelessness and issues relating to the DWP... I fail to see why you find that so distasteful seeing as social justice is a topic usually of relative importance to you.

Never mind, if you don't find the site useful then you are welcome to that view

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I'm not sure what you mean here, the canary has on it's UK page up to date relevant reports on a wide range of topics including politics, the NHS, homelessness and issues relating to the DWP... I fail to see why you find that so distasteful seeing as social justice is a topic usually of relative importance to you.

Never mind, if you don't find the site useful then you are welcome to that view

Look at the article you linked. Hell, just look at the headline.

'Nicola Sturgeon’s government just waded into a democratic crisis in Spain, while Theresa May is silent'

The story is about how Nicola Sturgeon's administration has commented on the Catalonia situation but the Canary's taken the focus from that in what should have been a report on Scotland's stance to turn it into a commentary on Theresa May. They are passing off their agenda as news and that's why, like Breitbart, The Canary is utter trash.

I care about Social Justice, which is why I'm opposed to The Canary as much as Breitbart because, while the latter tries to discount it, the former undermines it.