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TIL the difference between news agencies (Reuters/AP) and news organizations (Fox/CNN). Agencies report and unbiasedly summarize news which organizations then buy and spin for their own audiences. So, if you want free, factual and unbiased reporting, you can just read reporting from an agency.

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