Beric’ht Talossan readers on average give Beric’ht a 5.88, on a scale of 1 to 10, when asked how politically balanced it is. Reader of El Tamlalt Talossan are more critical of that newspaper, giving it a 4.56 on average. These were the results of a Beric’ht survey among active Talossans and Beric’ht subscribers. 46% of Beric’ht readers say Beric’ht is biased towards the RUMP, while as much as 56% of ETT readers say ETT is biased towards the Free Democratic Alliance.

Though many seem to consider ETT, and -- to a lesser degree -- Beric’ht to be biased, this does not mean people do not trust the news, as the scores for both newspapers are much higher when asked about their trustworthiness, withBeric’ht getting on average a 7.44 and ETT a 6.69. It also doesn’t mean it is necessarily seen as a bad thing, as when asked whether it’s wrong for newspapers to be biased, 52% of the respondents said it is only bad when it concerns news articles.


Despite thus far not attracting as much discussion on Wittenberg, readers give ETT a lower score than Beric’ht. This is even true for FDA votes, who remarkably enough give Beric’ht a higher balance score on average than other readers. One reader notes: “It seems like most of ETT's contributions are political commentary rather than actual news pieces.” When asked about the balance between news and opinion, S;reu Xheraltescú admits: “I think we could do with more news contributions, yes.”


Anonymous Cartoons Remain Divisive
The anonymous cartoons that are published by both ETT and Beric’ht appear to be a divisive issue for Talossans. When asked whether newspapers should publish negative cartoons if they are anonymous, 34,5% of the respondents to the Beric’ht survey about bias in the media, said they shouldn’t be published, while 31% said they should, the remaining 34,5% being undecided.

The editor of this newspaper stands by his decision to publish these cartoons saying: “Absolutely. We are a tiny country, and there needs to be a way for people to speak their mind without suffering reprisals.” When asked whether he is concerned that anonymous cartoons might be used by politicians to hurt their opponents without taking responsibility for it, his response was that “It is a considerable risk, and I've rejected cartoons for that reason on several occasions, just like I've rejected several offers of 'one-off' cartoons and some that were irredeemably offensive. But voicing an opinion or perspective, especially when it's from an established contributor, seems like the sort of speech we want to protect.”

The photos were not the only recent cartoon controversy, as Beric’ht cartoonist ESM posted a cartoon which he claims was created in a cartoon exchange with Glodaral. However, Glodaral denies having anything to do with this. Sir Alexandreu has announced to be investigating the matter. When interviewed this week, he did not have any comments, but the latest news is that he has released a statement that Beric’ht will stop publishing his work.
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