How trustworthy is The War Zone? It seems to be largely focussed on US defence tech industry, so I expect fairly biased reporting on this topic. Is there a better source?
They have a POV, but I wouldn't call it a US bias. They're pretty quick to criticize. (It's one of my few regular reads besides HN.)
They always post their sources, and then explain any speculation from there. Usually the speculation is more accusative of the US military than anything else, but Russia, China etc also get covered.
Now, many of the "sources" are US military or other US government FOIA requests or similar, as well as some vets sharing technical details of what their deployment was like, etc.
(I actually think they have more trouble with bias in proximity to US domestic politics than they do any US bias.)
Any US "bias" isn't really a skew of reality, so much as the US military is pretty much the topic the focus on covering.
They get giddy about some historical stories, but it's usually more about the tech than the allegiance.
Is hacker news biased for having a large number of articles about, or from the POV of, tech/startup/otherwise-HN crow? (excluding comments) Or is it just what the site is about?
It is 100% biased to USA sources. But they have interesting information on how the US defence tech industry works and goes more in depth than most places. It is a very fair point. I like how they actually talk about the technology and all that. Thanks for reminding me to keep in mind the source!
There is some pro-US military bias in their analysis and editorial content. But their factual reports tend to be more accurate than the mainstream media.
All reporting is biased. You shouldn't try to find unbiased reporting - you'll never succeed, except at fooling yourself - instead you should identify the biases of the things you read and read sources with a variety of biases.
They always post their sources, and then explain any speculation from there. Usually the speculation is more accusative of the US military than anything else, but Russia, China etc also get covered.
Now, many of the "sources" are US military or other US government FOIA requests or similar, as well as some vets sharing technical details of what their deployment was like, etc.
(I actually think they have more trouble with bias in proximity to US domestic politics than they do any US bias.)
Any US "bias" isn't really a skew of reality, so much as the US military is pretty much the topic the focus on covering.
They get giddy about some historical stories, but it's usually more about the tech than the allegiance.
Is hacker news biased for having a large number of articles about, or from the POV of, tech/startup/otherwise-HN crow? (excluding comments) Or is it just what the site is about?