There is always some form of bias in reporting of news. Journalists are people so no matter how hard they try to be balanced there will be some degree of slant. There is a difference between slant and bias. Bias is trying to fit the facts to the story, not the other way around. So how do you check for bias and misinformation?  What about choosing what you consider to be unbiased news sources, <i>"news you can trust?"</i> This isn't enough you also have develop a contrary viewpoint. [0]<p>How?<p>I read a Sciam article yesterday [1] that outlined a few hints. Misinformation, is opinion presented as fact reported as news. See if you can spot the following techniques used reading or listening to your <i>"unbiased"</i> news:<p><pre><code>  - lack of evidence
  - use of supporting imagery
  - repetition
  - framing 
  - entertainment &#38; fear
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When searching for unbiased news I source from many sources: print; radio; tv; web; Favouring depth to breadth and keep my eyes shut to deceptive images.<p>[0] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrarian" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrarian</a><p>[1] <i>"How Effective Are Misinformation Campaigns to Manipulate Public Opinion?"</i> ~  <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=misinformation-government-campaign-iranian-physicist-assassination&#38;print=true" rel="nofollow">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=misinformat...</a>