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Re: Ask HN: What Are Some Good African, Asian, South American News Websites?

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Post by elfexec »

pbk1 wrote: post #3

For Asian regional news in English I'd recommend Southern China Morning Post. It's based out of Hong Kong and still independent from the CCP's grasp (for now).

SCMP was created by "western" anti-chinese propagandists.

"The journal was founded by Australian-born anti-Qing dynasty revolutionary Tse Tsan-tai and British journalist Alfred Cunningham"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post

It's strange you think it is something to be recommended pre-alibaba, but not something to be recommended post-alibaba.

Re: Ask HN: What Are Some Good African, Asian, South American News Websites?

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Post by ajeet_dhaliwal »

naruvimama wrote: post #8
nkurz wrote: post #7

Al Jazeera should definitely be on your list for non-Western coverage: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/ Their coverage of the middle-East is likely to be biased by their Qatari ownership, but they cover major world stories neglected by the Western press. More details about their potential bias here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_controversies_and_c... .

Extremely one sided and pro-islamic.

There’s nothing anyone will be able to recommend here that isn’t biased. There’s no unbiased western ones either. Just have to read a bunch and try to make a judgement that is also likely wrong.

Re: Ask HN: What Are Some Good African, Asian, South American News Websites?

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Post by aaron695 »

naruvimama wrote: post #15
muzani wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure what you mean? Of course, there's an Islamic bias because it's written by Muslims. But it's a lot fairer than most media.

Not just bias, but sometimes a propaganda piece. One side of the story, often the most significant one is left out. It is funded by the state of Qatar to act as its mouthpiece. In the Islamic world every country legitimizes itself by trying to sound more islamic than the other. I am just stating that they may be strongly biased. They do make crisp documentaries and interesting news stories.

Could you link a biased story?

I would put their bias on par with CNN, but would like a story to see what you mean. What is a good example?

Re: Ask HN: What Are Some Good African, Asian, South American News Websites?

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Post by closed »

elfexec wrote: post #21
pbk1 wrote: post #3

For Asian regional news in English I'd recommend Southern China Morning Post. It's based out of Hong Kong and still independent from the CCP's grasp (for now).

SCMP was created by "western" anti-chinese propagandists. "The journal was founded by Australian-born anti-Qing dynasty revolutionary Tse Tsan-tai and British journalist Alfred Cunningham" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post It's strange you think it is something to be recommended pre-alibaba, but not something to be recommended post-alibaba.

How is Tse Tsan-tai a western, anti-chinese propagandist? He was a collaborator w/ Sun Yat-sen. I realize the two drew influence from western ideals (and christianity), but wonder what makes them anti-chinese.

That the Chinese government praised Sun Yat-sen, and printed a commemorative coin for his 150th birthday, seems at odds with your sentiment.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-10/25/content_271713...

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Post by _-___________-_ »

pbk1 wrote: post #3

For Asian regional news in English I'd recommend Southern China Morning Post. It's based out of Hong Kong and still independent from the CCP's grasp (for now).

Here in HK, SCMP is generally not believed to be independent of the party.

SCMP is owned by Alibaba Group, one of the largest companies in mainland China. Do you really think it's possible for Alibaba to have _any_ part of it that's outside of the CCP's grasp?

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Post by _-___________-_ »

grzm wrote: post #12
naruvimama wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They do have free podcasts. Their bias is colonialist in nature.

Rather than criticize the suggestions of others in this thread, how about provide some suggestions that meet your own criteria? And note that you always have to consider the source. At the very least, people are human: they’re not omniscient, write for a particular audience, and have limited resources. These in and of themselves contribute to bias without any malicious or underhanded intent.

I did not read the parent comment as critical. Pointing out bias is useful whenever you link to a news source. All news sources have bias.
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