France24, a Good Source of Unbiased News

There's alot of flap going around about news in America and where a person chooses to get their information. It seems that what news channel you choose to watch says as much about you as say, what church you go to (if at all) or whether you call yourself liberal or conservative.

If you are an avid FOX viewer, you might have opinions so forged by political and corporate considerations that you don't even realize your news isn't, in fact, news. That may sound partisan, but here's something to consider. The average FOX viewer rarely, if ever, looks elsewhere for news.

The more liberal information consumer will watch, for example, Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow and know that there is a great deal of opinion thrown in with the facts. They may also seek information from around the web and/or overseas. One of the more well-known is of course the BBC. They can very often offer a different aspect to the news that a person won't get from purely stateside sources.

International newspapers can really give some sound alternate perspective. Among the best are the Financial Times, at http://www.ft.com/home/us (you can also choose the UK, Europe, Asia, or Middle East editions) the International Herald Tribune, at http://global.nytimes.com/?iht (global edition of New York Times) and although one can expect to read it as much for opinion as hard news, the English version of Pravda, at http://english.pravda.ru/ can be informative.

As for a sound news source you may have not heard about that is complete, concise, and for the most part appears quite fair, do as I do and subscribe to France24.com. You can find it at http://www.france24.com/en/ in the English version. The toolbar at the top of the page gives you the option to look at French, other European, American and Asian news feeds.

You can also sign up to receive breaking news alerts in your email from France24. I do, and they cover news you may or may not be interested, but always seems to come informed with an international perspective.

All in all, adding France24 to your list of news sources will give you another place to get information as well as opinion. Make it part of your own personal news cycle and turn off FOX and Friends.