rlw999 wrote:
SPRey wrote:
rlw999 wrote:
Why link to a news article at a source that's not known for its balanced reporting, when you can link to the actual source:
LOL, all news outlets are biased. Can anyone name one outlet that isn't?
Remember back in school and your teacher told you to use "Primary Sources" when you write your research paper? Thanks to the internet, those primary sources are easier than ever to find. But it takes some care, make sure that you're really reading from the source and not a lookalike or scam site.
So for example, when you hear about some mask mandate in an Executive Order and how it's going to change your life, you can read the actual Executive Order yourself (which is the link I provided earlier). Or when you hear that the CDC is publishing numbers that are impossible, go to the CDC website yourself and read the background behind their numbers. Even medical journals post abstracts (or entire papers) to the internet, so if you hear about a promising new treatment that no one else knows about, you can find the studies that support it (or not).