Telling “both sides” of a story. Maintaining “neutrality” and “balance” in news reporting. In theory, it all sounds great, but if that’s the case, how are conspiracy theories and the right-wing bad actors propagating them more powerful than ever?
Before we get into it, can you help power our innovative journalism by pitching in today?
Good journalism provides facts, context, history, and fact-checking. Above all else, good journalism tells the truth, no matter what.
Yet many mainstream media outlets like CNN fail to meet these standards, clinging to outdated ideals like “telling both sides” of a story or maintaining “balance” in reporting.
We’ve seen that model fail for too long. By putting so-called “balance” first, everyone gets a platform, even con artists like Donald Trump and conspiracy theorists who push everything from QANON lies about election interference to climate denialism.
As a result, it’s no wonder 185 million Americans don’t trust the news.
At COURIER, we always put the truth first. Our mission is to bring transformational change to American journalism. We don’t platform right-wing extremists and their dangerous BS, and we serve communities who don’t have access to quality, local journalism.
And, we do all this without a paywall or subscription fees because we believe good information should be accessible to everyone in the online spaces where people actually get their news.
Our network of nine newsrooms offers credible and trustworthy journalism as an alternative to the mainstream media’s overly sensationalized headlines and profit-driven motives, but to keep the lights on in our newsrooms, we rely on grassroots supporters like you. Can you chip in anything you can today to keep COURIER's reporting at the forefront of combating disinformation?
Together,
The COURIER Team
