One of my favorite ways to get information is from articles. Lately, I’ve been reading TheSkimm. Basically, this company sends daily emails about what happened in the news. It keeps me current and updated; I love it.However, when I brought it up that I read The Skimm to a colleague, her response was that The Skimm was very biased.

While I was at first indignant about that, that comment got me thinking, of course it is biased; Everything is biased! No matter what article you read, there is going to be a small bias.

But then that leaves the question: Ok, so how am I supposed to find information? I think the best solution is getting multiple sources.

Here’s an example: President Trump did not attend the White House Correspondents dinner. But, liberal and conservative newspapers headlines were vastly different. A left leaning newspaper’s headline was:

Trump’s Absence Loomed Large At Annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner

While a conservative leaning newspaper’s tweet was:

“President Trump was too smart to fall for showing up at the hateful Establishment Media Leftist rally known as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”

Clearly, these two news sources interpreted President Trump’s absence very differently. However, by reading both articles and getting both perspectives, I become more knowledgable. While I might disagree with one side, I at least can understand where they are coming from. Once I am educated, then I can rightfully disagree.