Can you trust the 'news'? Where do you get your news? - October 12

Where can you find accurate news? Are independent sources better than mainstream media sources? Which news sources can you trust? Both here in Thailand and around the world. Tell us where you get your news, your 'go to' source for daily news. Do you read news outside of your political circle? It's your LIVE program so throw any comments or questions into the mix.
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[@arnoldjohnson3317]

You sound crazy.

[@mangostickyrice555]

Thumbs up 👍 Tim….Captain was funny looking around in the background 😎

[@stevebolton7868]

Talking of fake news you channel needs to have a word with your selfs

[@timnewtontoday]

You might need to provide an example

[@johnswift1736]

Joe Bloggs has 10 times your viewing. Maybe you need a catchier name.

[@tomofnorthcal]

I do not trust any commercial or public news. I check my weather app, check financial news, and you Tim.

[@kswrestler1]

I like to listen to FOX, NPR, BBC, and Sky News Australia. I use to listen to WBN World Broadcasting Network, they use to have different language feeds that consisted of 90-120 minutes of different World sources.

[@donbrashsux]

I only go to TNT for news 👌👌

[@user-qb6zw8ex8f]

Joe roe is really really great on Urkraine and a little US news 😮

[@mrgreen1198]

Bravo for this piece. Its so important at this time. Well done. We need to learn this and we need to teach it to our children. Closing the divide depends on it. Its predictable and a bit sad to see people attacking basic common sense here. People are getting manipulated and when you bring that into the light the egos go a bit mental. Thanks for your tuition.

[@tomofnorthcal]

Yes they should put This is OPTION! in big red letters for every instance of it.

[@betweendrinks8885]

One thing here you deserve praise for allowing debate

[@michaelparker4262]

For world news Al Jazeera is my choice as they dont appear to have any personal agenda

[@lillianrosbottom7366]

I love you doing news in cafe on sat more atmosphere

[@ChristianGuitard-v7f]

I remember Bill Oreilly, disliked him intensely, his arrogant style, as the great philosopher, Mr Clint Eastwood once said, "a legend in his own mind"...

[@thaidomain]

I follow both the traditional and online channels for the news. It can be confusing because of conflicting reports. However, it is better to be confused a bit than to blindly believe either channel. Sometimes, it may be highly recommended to follow online reporting, like in the case of the Ukraine war, or the Israel-Arab war. The standard channels often offer highly tendentious or incomplete news. 'Local' news agencies can correct. In Thailand, of course we can watch KZbin, but it is also worthwhile to watch Al Jazeera (Arab news), CGTN (China) and RT (Russia) (with minimal effort it is possible to switch off when they are broadcasting propaganda).

[@Moonam75]

“We know they are lying. They know they are lying. They know that we know they are lying. We know that they know we know they are lying. And still they continue to lie” - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

[@SurviveEvadeResistEscape]

Seems this positively intended episode squeezed toothpaste out of the tube…or…sausage out of casing. * Applied to the MSM, Reagan’s “Trust but verify.” is now “Don’t trust. Verify.” with multiple sources and time.

[@RetiredandTraveling1755]

Nothing in the UNITED STATES.

[@RetiredandTraveling1755]

The united States has turned all news sources political CNN MSNBC, CBS NBC LEFT AND FOX LEAN TO THE RIGHT SAME WITH SPANISH NEWS, REPORTERS HAVE HAVE LEFT BEHIND THE TRUE JOURNALISM AND JUST EXPRESS THEIR OPINION OR BLINDLY OBEY THEIR MASTER'S POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS.

[@Moonam75]

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ~ George 0rweII - 1984

[@Dan-g8o]

Ground News International anything in the center.

[@aseanWalker]

Whenever someone says “do your own research” I laugh. When I ask about the hypothesis, dataset, analysis methodology, and controls they look at me like I’m speaking a different language. To many people “research” just means they saw something online. 😂

[@BoninBrighton]

Exactly this!

[@krathainoi]

I miss John Pilgers documentaries

[@petersutherland1985]

why? he was a communist

[@southpaw1755]

Facts are what we're lacking from to many of today's so called news channels. Opinion is king.

[@farang_lao]

Ground news ftw

[@dylan-tl2yx]

New visa option coming to Asia?.. group effort from Thailand Vietnam Cambodia etc?.. one visa multiple countries?.. anyone know more about this development

[@thailandcampingwithnataandjay]

To be less biased in his criticism of media organisations affecting politics, why didn’t Tim mention CNN and their coverage of the Black Lives Matter protests, with the “charity” money raised going directly into bank accounts owned by the Democrat Party 😂😂

[@crazyg74]

28:32 - Elon Musk doesn't own Tesla. He is a major shareholder, currently holding around 12% of the company.

[@ronkeeney1752]

Musk also did not design/create a single EV. He kicked out the engineers that did after putting up a few million in exchange for having them agree to make him a founder (on paper).

[@timnewtontoday]

My sources claim 22.3%. Did I talk about Tesla? Perhaps you are referring to Twitter?

[@Revonish]

Gaoler is an alternate way of saying Jailer. Pronounced the same way.

[@Mark-tr1fi]

Trick question...accurate news is oxymoronic.

[@betweendrinks8885]

The irony is your alternative media Tim Doing journalism Asking his audience to consider him as mainstream ? Because News nation - Pattaya Post - and Bangkok post are your source

[@timnewtontoday]

I don’t consider myself a journalist at all. Commentator, sure.

[@BrianinBangkok]

Tim, you DO get tetchy when noise from paying customers in the restaurant and you look as if to say "how dare you invade my space". It's nice to have ambience.

[@timnewtontoday]

I agree. That’s why I do it there. I fein annoyance… that’s part of the schtick.

[@CrusherUK2013]

Gaol is the original spelling of jail

[@frankcherry3810]

Critical Thinking - From our school systems today? Haha! Seriously?

[@scottDchicago]

Enjoyed watching the replay as I fell asleep early here in Chicago after a long work week. I watch TNT, Thaiger, Fabulous Pattaya Media Group, and The Phuket News, daily for all news Thailand. Here in the U.S., I watch ABC World News Tonight with David Muir. Special respect for the late Peter Jennings and the now retired Ted Koppel (Nightline) as I never missed an episode back in the 90’s and early 2000’s.

[@pmj50]

I’m currently watching a news conference from World Mental Health Coalition( top psychologists in USA)….. especially their current conference talking about the most dangerous man in the world

[@PeterBren]

Is his first name Donald? 😊

[@American_Aviator]

Agree or disagree. The guy is running his own channel and can say whatever he wants. If you don’t like it, just unsubscribe and move on.

[@timnewtontoday]

I really wanted the segment to be about journalism. Not intending to be political although some of the examples were. I really worry about good journalism.

[@ThePinkCanary]

I remember covering this issue 50 years ago when I was at school and we compared the coverage of the same story from several newspapers. Every publisher has an agenda, despite any intended objectivity. Even eye-witness reports of an event are unreliable, according to experts in forensic psychology.

[@timnewtontoday]

No disagreement from me on both those issues.

[@stevepottinger785]

Great programme Tim, very interesting. Thank you.

[@allanbeesey1006]

fascinating subject! beside checking sources, scrutinizing them using your best critical thinking it is best to do this to both sides. I am centre-left but I check the right-wing press regularly and try to see their point of view, I check the extreme left to see where they are coming from in their thinking. I don't think there is an unbiased media today but some are more objective than others. RT is like the left's equivalent of Fox, but there is not always a clear right vs left anymore. There are the odd points of agreement I have with the sage Donal J Trump!

[@betweendrinks8885]

Don’t you find it ironic Tim that an alternative media like yourself- in a corner of the internet -would question internet media we fish for? It’s insulting really on many levels

[@timnewtontoday]

Go ahead and be insulted. Sounds like you’re attacking MY freedom of expression.

[@frankcherry3810]

Sources - Isn’t it so cool that we can do this? Links and footnotes at the press of the button! However, we live in a world of ‘Low Information’ voters who will vote how they are told to

[@Truthseeker371]

I don't trust any media. I do my own investigation.

[@timnewtontoday]

As long as your sources are sound. Great. Some people don’t either have the time or the intellectual heft.

[@betweendrinks8885]

Nor do most surveys show

[@betweendrinks8885]

Ratings reflect their standards

[@timnewtontoday]

Hmmm I would have thought ratings reflect their popularity.

[@betweendrinks8885]

@@timnewtontodaythere is evidence that their ratings Tim are in decline

[@Rude_Potato]

Facebook, reddit, Fox news and tik tok. Because I like the entertainment of all the silly, flat earth perspectives.

[@Kenjikah]

I recall recently watching CNA Insider, where they did a piece on the Chinese who travel through the Darien Pass to the US border. They never once told their opinion. They interviewed actual people along the way and showed raw footage. I thanked them for their work and realized how I have missed true journalism. Kudos to CNA Insider in Singapore!.

[@tingtong5898]

@@Kenjikah CNA is a good channel. l watch them regularly. Live feed on KZbin.

[@christopherparker4001]

i mainly listen every day to TNT,and Fabluous 103FM,although the AI gets on my nerves,yours is the best,occasionally The Thaiger but aint so professional any more,not since you left,so keep up the great work Tim

[@Brad-h2k]

not from murdoch

[@RustyLid]

Only from countries with legal news standards. No option panels and only one on one Interviews. ie. Nothing from the USA

[@tingtong5898]

@@RustyLid PBS news hour is not bad from the US. USA Cable news is terrible, just opinion. Sky News Australia is just as bad

[@richardhaughton4303]

Personally I prefer KZbin as a source of news. I’m really a right wing man, however, politically the merging of all parties is going to muddy this especially with the economic consequences 😊

[@RetiredandTraveling1755]

I miss the old CNN

[@ChalermchaiWattanawongpi-lt9uw]

Hi! Tim..😊😊😊😊

[@petera.neumanndr.1666]

Everything is about opinion, being NYT or any other “news provider”. it’s most about selection of the so called news stories and omitting others!

[@timnewtontoday]

In that case, no news would ever get published. Someone has to be bold enough to make a decision what and what isn’t worth publishing. And we hope those people have the experience and maturity to make good decisions.

[@markcarr992]

Hi tim, UK here. I watch sky news (left) gb news (right) and TNT to keep me updated each morning

[@MartinHammarstedt-o9z]

i did look at Thaiger before when you was newsreader there. But its changed to a channel for young people. so i have gone to your channel because it feels more real news nowdays. Thai news are nice to be updated at when they change visa and etc.

[@pmj50]

one last item: “RoseBud” Citizen Kane and the selection of the direction his paper was going to take when they posted two articles. the amount of respondents to either article was the direction he was going to take: empathy vs sensationalism …. Also “ The Fountainhead” about news paper owner being manipulated by a writer supporting bad architecture vs originality of thought. it shows that viewers/readers can be easily swayed towards a direction of writers or newspaper choosing….

[@Stefan-----]

You bravely opened a huge can of worms. I think that barely any news story is free of opinion, even unintently. Starting with the choice of words, formulation, emphasis, all the way to picking the story. I thought the recent bus fire story would be a good example of biased reporting across the board, but discussing that would take hours... Thank you. As always, I enjoyed your program.

[@stevecarroll8513]

Totally agree, but think this helps me chose who I watch, having the same opinion (within reason that is)

[@robinmoore1732]

Talk tv uk

[@thailandcampingwithnataandjay]

Any news story that provides anything beyond the FACTS of Who, What, Where, When and How has entered the realm of opinion and should be treated with caution. And nothing has changed with the mega rich owners of media organizations influencing the news and public opinion. If anything the influence is ten fold as the public’s access to the news has grown with social media and smart phones etc. Zuckerberg and Facebook influence one end of the political spectrum, Musk influences at the other. When already knew which way Tim leads politically, but his list of “reliable” news sources more than confirmed it 😂😂

[@MikeyInThailand]

TNT only for Thai news, Tim you have a lot of integrity. For legal changes here integrity legal to an extent…..

[@betweendrinks8885]

Sounds like you might be against free speech ? If so you can elaborate?

[@timnewtontoday]

I think I did. I’m not against the general concept of freedom of speech and expression. I am however against the absurd concept of absolute free speech where people can just amplify any bullshit or dangerous content across the web sphere. There is still a responsibility by ‘someone’ to moderate what is posted. Otherwise you have anarchy. There has to be some arbitrator, some guidelines, some rules to moderate what people can and can’t say. Otherwise there is no civilisation.

[@BrianinBangkok]

@@timnewtontoday well said Tim

[@betweendrinks8885]

@@timnewtontodaybut if the president says “ Russia lost already” ( clearly BS ) and it’s repeated by mainstream media this freedom of misinformation is ok? Nah Tim your audience disagrees in general with this dangerous principle that they decide what can be said ( they being government)

[@timnewtontoday]

@@betweendrinks8885 NO, freedom of misinformation is NOT ok. You’ve completely, and I figure intentionally, misunderstood everything I’ve said about the matter.

[@JustToSay442]

Only one international news I watch and that's DW news on youtube .. good for upto date news and documentaries..

[@frankcherry3810]

AI- Is this the Real Tim??Haha

[@frankcherry3810]

Thought I saw a ‘Glitch’ in your software early on!

[@ThePinkCanary]

You might feel duty-bound to apologise on behalf of Australia for imposing Rupert Murdoch on the world, but you more than compensated for it by exporting the under-rated and greatly missed Clive James to the UK.

[@timnewtontoday]

He was a gem

[@frankcherry3810]

Your Opinion? Or Your ‘Wish’?

[@jacksonj3082]

There is “news” and there is “opinion” - NPR, Al Jazeera, Reuters for news

[@tingtong5898]

@@jacksonj3082 DW & France 24 English are good too.

[@jacksonj3082]

@@tingtong5898 Have seen DW and agree, will look for France 24 - thanks

[@Pucky-4345]

@@jacksonj3082 your crazy, NPR is trash

[@johnswift1736]

In the uk we have to pay 160 pounds per year even though dislike the bbc to the bbc just to watch your live channel.

[@Vloggles73]

From the social media feeds of MPs whose stances, rigor and rationale aren't obviously biased.

[@terrycolvin775]

I have BBC and CNN as background while looking at The Economist on-line free weekly articles.

[@timnewtontoday]

Multitasking!

[@billyburi-baps]

North Korea Courier.........

[@ianharvey2395]

or the Mormon Chronicle.....

[@kakhipudhi]

I start with BBC World, not because I agree with their views, but they are a fixture, a known quantity. Next, I watch several independent and progressive you tubers I have come to trust, David Pakman, Meidas Network, and Brian Tyler Cohen. Lastly, I check with Main Stream Media (MSNBC, CNN, et al., even Fox at times) to try to check the facts as others have reported.

[@kakhipudhi]

may i add, as a long time progressive (hippie), I appreciate your middle view. I do not find you left leaning.

[@davekavanagh7886]

Ground news, CBC, PBS

[@Sikofu]

Outstanding insights, Tim! Your comments are a valuable contribution to our discussion today. However, it's important to acknowledge that mental health conditions like paranoia, delusions, and distorted thinking patterns require professional expertise and cannot be corrected through conversation alone. Thank you, Tim, for sharing your thoughtful perspectives with us.

[@RetiredandTraveling1755]

The pattaya news

[@stevecarroll8513]

Another interesting subject, enjoyed with a few cups of coffee 1st thing.. thank you

[@LeftyWright]

Melbourne Age, New York Times, TNT Today and Al Jazeera

[@mg_williams]

Arirang international (Korea), NHK international (Japan), BNR (Dutch), NOS (Dutch), DW (Germany), Bangkok Post, TNT, Google News for US news with fact checkers.

[@johnswift1736]

GBNEWS, TALKTV and struggle with 3rd. BBC as brit is a nono. Bais to the government and wok as hell.

[@neilrmartin1984]

The question was about news - as opposed to far right racist propaganda

[@jamie1853]

@@neilrmartin1984In your opinion ❄️

[@johnswift1736]

@@neilrmartin1984 unlike left wing propaganda like bbc and wok / pro gaza news.

[@BoninBrighton]

BBC in England, ABC (as our son lives in Perth Australia) The Times/Sunday Times Newspaper for opinion/columns. Also Twitter but just for sports news. TNT for Thailand.

[@davidhornbrook1102]

GBnews

[@kylep292]

Canada, Japan (nhk), pbs, aljazera, and you tim... after that I take in the CNN, fox and other biased BS. if I'm looking at Thailand news, I tend to look at you

[@kylep292]

local news also but its fairly leaning... basically I take a lot in and use my personal view to avoid the bias I see everywhere

[@ncascadehiker]

I like this cafe. I remember Mike Wallace in the 70s asking tough questions and follow-ups to guests on 60 Minutes. I seldom watch news any more.

[@pmj50]

yes; AP, Reuters, BBC and you are 10”% correct on your selections thank you for the list

[@Food_n_gloomz]

Captain's mom is too shy to speak for all captain is child the festival seems for the brave mate . You should ask natty 😊

[@kasiwawa]

Probably you get your news from your favorite 5 star overrated ladyboy this evening.

[@timnewtontoday]

But she IS a journalist.

[@kasiwawa]

​Are you sure?​ You better check it out.

[@MichaelGorelangton-e5f]

Insightful perspective...thank you

[@rogerpritchard]

I get news from BBC news, Sky news, and CNN. (And Tim Newton)

[@MattFinch-f2w]

😂😂😂

[@frankcherry3810]

I trust Tim Newton!

[@timnewtontoday]

Thank you

[@TonyHatzi-dk4jz]

I get my Thai news from Tim I use Google and what my mates keep me up to date . Great show

[@davidlist7507]

MSNBC and DEMOCRASY NOW Independent news on five days a week at 10: 10 p.m. or so. I live in Nakhon Sawan Village, far from the city. I have never used Twitter and never will. Laurence O'Donnell is interesting to listen to on MSNBC.

[@MattFinch-f2w]

X .is free.

[@timnewtontoday]

X isn’t free. Has ads.

[@MattFinch-f2w]

@@davidlist7507 Free from censorship.

[@timnewtontoday]

On the contrary. C has some of the most rife censorship from an owner with active political leanings. The censorship has become a critical problem for the platform which has now burned advertisers and lost 90% of its commercial value. But, of course, it is the new owner’s right to operate the platform anyway he wants. So called ‘freedom of speech’ should allow views from all sides of the political spectrum. It also requires sometime or something to remove content deemed hateful, inaccurate or misleading. THAT is the critical issue… for any social media platform.

[@MattFinch-f2w]

@@davidlist7507 Hunter Bidens laptop is a good example how the MSM is corrupted.

[@Adrian2468-w9r]

My normal news sources would be the BBC and Guardian for world news and of course TNT for Thai news !

[@Mark-tr1fi]

I love to take my bubble baths with MSNBC or CNN

[@user-qb6zw8ex8f]

Konstantin S is providing best news on news of Russia ," inside Russia" videos on KZbin

[@scottDchicago]

Thanks!

[@timnewtontoday]

Thank YOU very much for your kind support!!

[@AprilErickson-g3p]

Good morning from Cheyenne, Wyoming!

[@lizd7375]

COMMENT Thank you for saying certain people are commentators, opinionated persons, for example, Rush. They're not reliable news sources. I appreciate you saying that. So many people here in NC USA see them as real news. I do not. Anyway, thank you for another great vlog.

[@scottwohler7228]

BBC , and Tim Newton Today

[@rogerpritchard]

Brilliant content Tim. Thanks for the interesting cerebral discussions.

[@MtStaz71]

Al Jazeera, Double Down News, Democracy Now, PBS, and TNT (fav)

[@unknighted2003]

The economist mostly. NYT and CNA

[@BoninBrighton]

We nowadays get the Economist for free, downloaded via our local Library in England. It’s saving us £10 a time!

[@tasmancroft5546]

Hi Tim, greetings from the Daintree rainforest. As an Aussie and frequent visitor to Thailand (have Thai wife in C. Rai) I get most of my Thai news from your channel. For world news my preferences are Aljazeera, DW, Wion, France 24, and BBC. For US news I go to some of the more progressive presenters on KZbin. Thankyou for your show. Very informative and easy to watch. Tasman.