The Wall Street Journal on Net Neutrality

Source(s): The Wall Street Journal

Net neutrality has been a hot topic today and I want to see what did The Wall Street Journal have to say about this. As I expected, the news source that’s highly dubbed as professional was extremely unbiased in the article. The article took opinions from both sides of the argument and didn’t really lean to either one. With this article, I can officially call The Wall Street Journal a public advocate. They are posting facts to the public, not bias!

For plus points, The Wall Street Journal’s editors wrote a very long article on this topic, proving that they are fooling around. I would say that they use little background information since much of the information stated is public knowledge, so I’m not surprised to say that. Overall, I’m very pleased with the content that The Wall Street Journal. No wonder thousands of educated people rely on this news source for their daily news!

Time on Social Media: 65 Minutes

Time on News: 50 Minutes

BBC on America

Source(s): BBC

Knowing that BBC is British news company, I want to see what they have to say about the hike in the interest rate from the US Federal Reserve. Reading the article, they seem to be what I expected from a company that is positioned overseas; they not that biased as compared to traditional news sources in America.

Given the content they provided, I would call them a neutral advocate. The article appears to be geared towards just summarizing the event rather than to draw a conclusion. Honestly, I haven’t seen an article like this from any of the American-based news sources. Overall, if I want to get a trustworthy source that is not very biased, BBC is the way to go!

Time on Social Media: 50 Minutes

Time on News: 55 Minutes

Litecoin Doubling?!

Source(s): Business Insider

Amidst the hype of bitcoin today, I decided to read about articles on cryptocurrency. I decided to look back on Business Insider and see what they have to say about this industry. What I found was interesting. It appears that as the watchdog news source they are, they were all in on Litecoin.

Business Insider used as many sources as possible, even citing a video from CNBC to prove their point. Not to forget that this article was to the point and quite long. Unlike many of their articles, this source is much in lined with what I saw from The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. Interesting find from the news source that is more geared towards everyday people. I do like the content they provided in this article, so that’s a plus for them.

Time on Social Media: 45 Minutes

Time on News: 40 Minutes

 

Bitcoin Futures?

Source(s): The Financial Times

Today, I was reading about the new upcoming futures on Bitcoin being issued to the public. The news source was absolutely striking on the information it provided about the futures on Bitcoin. This must be one of the best “watchdog” article I have seen for a while. In fact, the article that I sited is massive. They discuss everything, from how it is going to be introduced into the market and what are the pros and cons of it. The Financial Times has proved once again to me that they legit, just like The Wall Street Journal.
The Financial Times backs their opinions with facts and evidence on this article. They appear to be very lenient on what they say and I can’t bias in the article since they talk about the good or bad of these futures. This is what makes The Financial Times better than most of the online sources, they are very careful on the bias they portray. Once again, this source is clearly an honest and trustworthy source

Time on Social Media: 50 Minutes
Time on News: 60 Minutes

The Wall Street Journal On The New Job Report

Source(s): The Wall Street Journal

I decided to read an article from The Wall Street Journal, an online news and print source that is dubbed as a very professional source. This source, instead of one article describing the issue (in this case the job report today), The Wall Street Journal linked multiple articles to describe the job report and its effects on the economy.

First, there are hardly any ads on the site. Plus, The Wall Street Journal tries to take in multiple sources about the recent jobs report, whether it talks good or bad about the report. I could hardly find any strong bias on this source. The Wall Street Journal has shown me that they are very transparent and I like it! I should also reward bonus points for the fact that the article (or articles) is very long, in fact so long I kind of gave up reading it whole.

Time on Social Media: 45 Minutes

Time on News: 60 Minutes

The Financial Times on GE cutting 12,000 Jobs

Source(s): Finanical Times

I was looking up articles about the big news on General Electric cutting 12,000 jobs to turn the company around. I apparently stumbled upon Financial Times. I never heard of this online news source but I decided to give it a look.

From reading the article, I began to build a tendency that this happens to be a reliable source. For one part, Financial Times tends to not be very biased on their posts. In this article, I found them discussing the good and bad of the move for the company. The evidence is well-rounded. They elaborate on what the move is supposed to do for the company that is reconstructing while also stating the negatives of the company such as the drop on stock prices over the last few months. However, I would say that the article is a bit biased on the “pro-side” of the argument given that much of the evidence is aiming at the positives.

I’ll also give credit that the article happens to be long, proving their legitimacy and professionalism. It appears that this news source is geared towards more educated people. I find it more reliable and less biased than Business Insider and CNNMoney. Not to forget that the ads are almost non-existent on this page. Overall, love the source and the content!

 

The World on Bitcoin

Source(s): CNNMoney

As I expected, CNNMoney will be talking about Bitcoin immediately as the watchdogs they are. I’m actually very surprised by their speed on reporting since Bitcoin broke $13,000 not long before the article. CNNMoney proves to me that they are the online news source for fast content.

This article in itself is semi-professional in my view. It is long enough to not be considered short, but the paragraphs are short enough to not make it a big article. CNNMoney also keys into only talking about the positives of the cryptocurrency. I had a hard time finding the negatives of this move in the article. Overall, I’ll say that this article from CNNMoney on Bitcoin breaking the $13,000 record is very biased, but I will give credit on the facts they provided to back their bias. Not to mention that the article happened to be longer than I expected, so that’s a plus for the online news source.

Time on Social Media: 50 Minutes

Time on News: 30 Minutes

Media Views On Amazon Backing Out Of A Pharmaceutical License Application

Source(s): Business Insider, CNBC

I was reading a report on Amazon from CNBC and Business Insider and I have to say, they are doing a great job as watchdogs. I feel that these two online news sources are quick to report on Amazon, saying that the tech-giant won’t be entering the medical field. However I’m not surprised to see both of these sources quick on any subject that involves business and finance. They are what I call “the watchdogs of the watchdogs” in finance and business; they are on top of everything in this field and these articles prove it.

What makes the articles conflicting is that they state that Maine doesn’t require a medical license to sell medical supplies. What does that prove that Amazon won’t be entering the medical field? I should also not forget to leave out that the articles are short and barely talk about the reasons for WHY did Amazon pull out. Was it too expensive? Was it not necessary? These articles clearly don’t answer these questions. I feel that these articles will be updated later since the topic of the articles are very confusing. They talk about both sides of the argument, but hey, at least it doesn’t appear to be biased!

Time on Social Media: 45 Minutes

Time on News: 30 Minutes

No Tax Breaks For Undocumented Immigrants?

Source(s): Business Insider, CNNMoney

The minute I wrote “the new tax bill” on Google, I saw article from Business Insider and CNNMoney about how the new tax bill won’t incentivize undocumented immigrants. From my months of experience, I’m aware that Business Insider and CNNMoney are both sources of internet news that focus on finance as a whole. I would find these sources of the information legitimate on taxes since they specialize in these topics.

Both Business Insider and CNNMoney (“How the GOP tax bills hurt undocumented immigrants”, “Republicans quietly added a provision to their tax bill that would hurt millions of children whose parents are undocumented”) focus how the new tax bill will no longer benefit undocumented immigrants. They use evidence, such as the social security number requirement, to prove how much of a disadvantage these people are at. However, the article only focuses on undocumented immigrants being negatively affected as a whole.

There is not one mention of how American citizens would be affected by the new bill. The article also doesn’t even mention how the bill would even benefit undocumented immigrants. I find that the posts only focuses on one side of the story. There are no counter arguments. Typically, a professional source would take both sides of the story, but these articles only tune to the negative side of the bill. I find that the authors of both articles are watchdogs given how they talk and only talk about the negatives of the bill for immigrants. Where are the positives? It also doesn’t help to see that the articles are roughly short, telling us that the articles are tuned to people who are average everyday folks.

Time on Social Media: 50 Minutes

Time on News: 40 Minutes

Rent Is Going Down Throughout America

Source(s): Business Insider

This is not good news to me. As a person who is interested in real estate investing and willing to buy rental properties when I’m the age of majority, I find it painful to see that the price of rent is decreasing in America.

The problem with the real estate market right now is that the supply of housing is going up. New housing is being built left and right in our cities. It will only be a matter of time before the supply outweighs the demand.

As a person who has recently read books on managing rental properties, I am well aware that vacancies and tenant turnovers tend to be the most expensive expenses (nice tongue twister there, eh!) that a landlord will face. It isn’t surprising that the boom in rental properties throughout America is causing landlords to aggressively provide housing for less rent just so they fill their vacancies. I also worry about how the real estate market would fair with all of this new supply of housing.

However, there is an error to this. The data that Business Insider got the information from Zumper’s National Rent Report doesn’t account for SFRs (single-family rentals) and condos. The data focuses on MFRs (multi-family rentals) but since most rentals in big cities are multi-families, it can prove to be a good source of data. But it is too early to tell how this boom in properties is affecting the market.

Time on Social Media: 35 Minutes

Time on News: 30 Minutes