I trust the Guardian more than the rest, while often disliking it very much. It does have the ability to hone in on a story that the rest of the media consistently ignores, and keep on with it, sometimes for months. That was illustrated especially in the Windrush scandal, and related stories about the government's shameful treatment of immigrants. So far as the rest of the press, and even the BBC was concerned, this didn't exist, until it finally exploded in their face, thanks to the Commonwealth gathering. Good journalism isn't just about getting the facts right (though that is rare enough). It's about refusing to let important stories die away, and insisting on coming back to them. Very few papers in my view seem to pay any attention to keeping facts and opinion separate, and that includes the guardian. At one time the Telegraph was surprisingly good doing this, especially in foreign news. No longer. I treat everything with scepticism, and probably trust Private Eye more than the rest.
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