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I removed gratuitously disparaging content that doesn't add to the answer's inherent value, AND is likely to cause debate e.g. comparison with the veracity of other nations' news media, say BBC ;o)

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edit approved Mar 26, 2014 at 7:35

Ellie K

In addition to the other good answers I would add that HTTPS ensures that when I think I'm reading bbc.com, I really amam reading the content provided by bbc.com and, not somea hostile third party-party who wants to fool me.

American so-called "news" sites are of course almost all either entertainment or FUD these days, but someSome news sites still present facts, and people. People make decisions based on those facts -- decisions that have real-world consequences.

In addition to the other good answers I would add that HTTPS ensures that when think I'm reading bbc.com I really am reading the content provided by bbc.com and not some hostile third party who wants to fool me.

American so-called "news" sites are of course almost all either entertainment or FUD these days, but some news sites still present facts, and people make decisions based on those facts -- decisions that have real-world consequences.

In addition to the other good answers I would add that HTTPS ensures that when I think I'm reading bbc.com, I really am reading the content provided by bbc.com, not a hostile third-party who wants to fool me.

Some news sites still present facts. People make decisions based on those facts -- decisions that have real-world consequences.

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created Mar 24, 2014 at 18:01

Eric Lippert

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