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Your first thought might be: everybody! After all, if news is meant to be a reflection of reality, wouldn’t you want the least biased version of that reality — the one that matches up most with the world around you? Even an outlet as partisan as Fox News understands the appeal of impartiality, branding itself “Fair and Balanced” for two decades. “Without Fear or Favor”; “Open to All Parties, but Influenced by None”; “All the News That’s Fit to Print”; “The Most Trusted Name in News”; “The Truth Is More Important Now Than Ever”: Each of these, in its own way, makes the claim that you’ll get the straight dope from our pages, print or digital.