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Lost Debate

Is Unbiased News Possible?

Lost Debate

The Branch

News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.6607 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Ravi is joined by Tangle’s Isaac Saul and Ground News’ Harleen Kaur for a conversation about media bias and polarization. From coverage of the Kyle Rittenhouse case to the Pizzagate conspiracy, they discuss how different wings of mainstream and alternative media radicalize each other – and how each of their organizations has worked to stay as objective as possible while keeping their audiences engaged. They also provide tips and tools for listeners interested in broadening their media diets and seeking alternative perspectives.  Isaac is the founder of Tangle, the widely regarded non-partisan newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from the left and right on the news of the day.  Harleen is the co-founder and chief executive of Ground News, a news comparison platform that presents how various media outlets report on the same stories across the political spectrum. [03:50] - Interview Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 321-200-0570 Show notes: https://thebranchmedia.org/show/lost-debate/ Subscribe to our feed on Apple: https://apple.co/3NRtSy8 Subscribe to our feed on Spotify: http://bitly.ws/zC9K Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Subscribe to our Substack: https://thelostdebate.substack.com/ Follow The Branch on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebranchmedia/ Follow The Branch on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebranchmedia Follow The Branch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebranchmedia The Branch website: http://thebranchmedia.org/ The Lost Debate is also available on the following platforms:  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-debate/id1591300785 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vTERJNTc1ODE3Mzk3Nw  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate

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0:00.0

An AP poll found almost half of Americans say it's difficult to know if the information they take in is true. I disagree. I disagree. You're wearing a mask. You're wearing a mask. You're wearing a mask. You're required to wear a mask. I disagree. It's science. Right. Some are. Some are. Some are. I think most of us want to know the real deal. Today, big media has an agenda.

0:23.3

Democrats, the alt-left, propaganda, destroy Trump media, continue to ignore facts and what has

0:29.0

clearly now become a political witch hunter. That was pure unadulterated fascism. I know some people,

0:35.0

even on the left, don't like to use the F word in relation to Trump and Trumpism.

0:39.3

It's not just give the news. Stop the left's radical agenda.

0:43.3

Republicans who have given in fully to the fascist elements of their base.

0:47.3

I mean, I don't think the Republicans have all the answers, and Dean doesn't think Democrats have all the answers.

0:51.3

We are going to get more done working together as Americans

0:54.8

than we will fighting with one another. Welcome to The Lost Debate, a show for political

1:01.2

eclectics. I'm Robbie Gupta. And this is a special episode. And as background, doing this work

1:06.8

is often extremely lonely because there's, there's just so many media outlets out there who are

1:13.2

you know to to put it lightly aren't exactly above board about what it is they're doing they're

1:18.2

either trying to maximize clicks for likes and money or they're politically biased and they're doing

1:23.6

the work of a political party or ideology sometimes they do it and they don even know it. And there's a saying out there that nuance doesn't sell. And by and large, it's been true

1:33.2

in the history of media, which is like you want to do a segment like we did on foster care last week,

1:37.8

or you want to do a segment on buy now, pay later, or, you know, a deep dive into the state of

1:43.7

orphanages in America. Well, you better open that episode with, you know, a deep dive into the state of orphanages in America. Well, you better open

1:45.8

that episode with, you know, an Amber Hurd Johnny Depp story or why Dave Chappelle is getting

1:51.4

canceled this week or whatever in order to drive people to that content. And that balance is a

1:55.8

thing that we've been talking about a lot at Lost Debate and at the branch as a company. And one of

2:00.5

the reasons why we're a

2:01.3

nonprofit was we just want to insulate ourselves a little bit from those dynamics. Obviously,

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