I still find it remarkable how so many well-spoken and (I choose to believe) well-intended people are still hooked on the pro-establishment misinformation being consistently spewed by the likes of CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, The Washington Post, and The New York Times — “news” outlets who have all been repeatedly caught red-handed in flagrant acts of journalistic malfeasance (a.k.a. lying through their teeth) over the past several years … 🙁 … And it’s not as if there aren’t reliable alternative sources available. In truth, the Internet is still mostly uncensored, and far more trustworthy wellsprings of information abound therein. All it takes is a little time & effort and we can all still be relatively well-informed as to the actual doings of the day. In truth, the Internet is still mostly uncensored, and far more trustworthy wellsprings of information abound therein. All it takes is a little time & effort and we can all still be relatively well-informed as to the actual doings of the day.

To that end, I offer the following: a partial list of news outlets who still pride themselves — at least far more often than not — in reporting Truth-fully, as opposed to pandering to the popular narratives of the day in order to reap personal profits &/or garner political favor. So if the “news” is truly important to you, feel free to leave your ideological blinders behind and have the guts to get out there and actually look for what’s really going on. What you find will more often than not be highly disturbing, of course, and yet at least you will have freed yourself from the intellectual malaise that is enabling some pretty wicked forces to screw this world up in some pretty horrific ways.

So here’s your Truth-teller Start-up Kit, presented in no particular order of preference — for that is for you to decide on your own.

First, here are a few relatively reliable independent NEWS OUTLETS: Alternet … Allsides … TruthOut … Wake Up World … The Empire Files … Common Dreams … Truthstream Media … Global Research Center … Consortium News … Center for Public Integrity … Free Thought Project … Real News Network … Fifth Column News … Black Agenda Report … Sign of the Times … The Gray Zone … Think Progress … Yes! Magazine … Zero Hedge … ProPublica … Mint News …

And second, here are the names of a few trustworthy individual JOURNALISTS: Chris Hedges … Ryan Knight … Aaron Mate … Max Blumenthal … Earthling Ed … Matt Taibbi … Abby Martin … John Pilger … Glen Greenwald … Danny Haiphong … Michael Brooks (RIP) … David Griscom … Caitlin Johnstone … David Lindorff … Anya Parampil …

Also, please NOTE that none these aforementioned sources provide the news or the Truth. As with any search for reliability regarding any story or event, multiple outlets must be perused and compared and contrasted, and one’s mind must remain ever open while doing so.* Of course, if you truly want to get hold of the only “news” worth knowing, it is always taking place within 100 yards of where you already are. As such, I personally recommend regularly turning off all outside news sources, and focusing on those in need nearby instead … 😉

In short, it is time for you to stop buying the Bullshit, my Friends. Have the humility to open up to a more objective version of Truth, and then feel free to have the courage to act accordingly.

Peace to ALL … S

*P.S. Here are a few general tips to help you more fluidly rediscover more reliable news:

Tip 01: Use your favorite news outlets but never rely on them alone.
Tip 02: Identify whether the piece you’re reading or watching is an opinion, an argument, or a persuasion piece – and then always believe it accordingly.
Tip 03: Compare all news to other articles from competitor outlets.
Tip 04: Compare all news to related reportings made by news outlets from other nations.
Tip 05: Never trust user-generated content without verification or thorough fact-checking.
Tip 06: Never rely on any news found solely on social networks – ever.

Filed under: Unmasking the Mass Media by Scaughdt