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genuinegirly · 03-31-2009, 08:35 AM

I've been shopping around for different news websites recently, and I've found that there is a significant amout of difference in the way a story is told from one to the next. I'm curious where others turn for news. Please share your favorites!

Where do you hear most of your news?
Do you read it in a printed newspaper?
Do you tune in to a particular TV news show?
Do you listen to the news on the radio?
Maybe you hear all you need from frends?
What are your favorite mainstream news websites?
What are your favorite alternative news websites?
Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news?

dippin · 03-31-2009, 08:38 AM

BBC, the atlantic, NY times, the economist...

All online. No TV, radio, etc.

BBC and the economist are specially good for international news. Most of American media is too focused on domestic issues and celebrities.

SSJTWIZTA · 03-31-2009, 09:07 AM

usually its Fark.com (god bless it, its how i found this place.)

other than that, its just various television programs.

Craven Morehead · 03-31-2009, 10:08 AM

Two papers are delivered each morning. Also check out other newspaper websits as well as cnn.com and drudge

As far as TV, I'll check CNN in the morning and then not so much after that. I prefer CNN's presentation of news over FOX or MSNBC. although I do not care for CNN later in the day. The nework becomes too preachy.

Willravel · 03-31-2009, 10:27 AM

Where do you hear most of your news?
All over the internet. I do MSM sites like BBC and blogs like Huffington.
Do you read it in a printed newspaper?
I read the San Jose Mercury News for years. I discontinued my subscription after the paper was bought from Knight-Ridder. The acquisition was highly unethical and the quality of the paper has gone downhill.
Do you tune in to a particular TV news show?
Democracy Now! Sometimes Olbermann, but mostly just for the diatribes.
Do you listen to the news on the radio?
Yes, I listen to the KPFA Morning Show in the mornings before work.
Maybe you hear all you need from frends?
Nah. I get history from friends, though. Former member Host is a wellspring of information that rivals wikipedia in volume and any major publication on quality.
What are your favorite mainstream news websites?
BBC, Al Jazeera, AP.
What are your favorite alternative news websites?
Huffington, Kos, Democracy Now!, etc.
Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news?
BBC is pretty reliable for international as far as MSM outlets go, it's nowhere near as corrupt or partisan as it's American cousins. Deutsche Welle is really good, actually, for international news. I get domestic news from too many places to name just a few as particularly good.

snowy · 03-31-2009, 10:38 AM

Where do you hear most of your news? I check a lot of different sites--BBC, NYTimes, the Oregonian, and the local newspaper site, and I occasionally watch the local TV news, as well as Countdown with Keith Olbermann. I also listen to NPR/OPB Radio every morning, and to All Things Considered most evenings. Robert Siegel and Michelle Norris have often kept me company while I cook dinner.

Do you read it in a printed newspaper? On Sundays, I get the local paper.

Do you tune in to a particular TV news show? Countdown with Keith Olbermann is not really a TV news show, more commentary, but his stories usually spur me to find out more about issues he brings up during his broadcast.

Do you listen to the news on the radio? Yes. NPR is often my choice when in the car, and it's usually on my home radio too

Maybe you hear all you need from friends? No, not really. I prefer to form my own opinion, which means doing my own legwork.

What are your favorite mainstream news websites? the NYTimes website, BBC News

What are your favorite alternative news websites? Probably Huffington

Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news? BBC News is obviously a good choice for international news, and the NYTimes often leads me to other international news sites, usually papers in other countries, so I can get a variety of perspectives.

shakran · 03-31-2009, 10:49 AM

The AP ( News from The Associated Press ) (you can either get it directly there or set up an RSS feed)
BBC
NPR
And of course I uh, go out and gather it myself

blktour · 03-31-2009, 10:57 AM

I visit: LewRockwell.com, Ron Paul Wins! | Campaign for Liberty at the Daily Paul | Blog, Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!, The Raw Story | Investigative News and Politics, Ludwig von Mises Institute - Homepage. These are the main sites that I visit and then I cross reference them and study the foundation of what is being put out on wikipedia. I go to these places first and then ill see something on the MSM and notice how they try to "hide" the real reasdons and like to keep the people distracted on little issues and never touch on the real issues

Strange Famous · 03-31-2009, 11:41 AM

bbc.co.uk

Good for news in general, and they have the most dangerous man in the world economy on side! (Robert Peston)

thingstodo · 06-01-2009, 02:34 PM

I like to read newspapers. I read 3-4 or more every day. To me there is nothing like the feel of a newspaper. I also like turning each page and finding something I didn't know (you don't know whtat you don't know). The internet has primarily become a search tool for me. It's easy to find something if I know what I'm looking for. Conversly, newspapers are more exploratory; I never know what I'll find and spend a great deal of time browsing the news.

genuinegirly · 06-01-2009, 02:48 PM

You bring up a great point - the exploratory nature of newspapers. I have never considered this. Thank you for sharing!

Reese · 06-01-2009, 03:33 PM

Digg, Fark, I usually turn to CNN for breaking news and my local NBC network for local news and weather. I like having a local newspaper handy mostly for the sudoku but it's nice to read an article here and there throughout the day.

thespian86 · 06-01-2009, 04:31 PM

Where do you hear most of your news?
Culture News - Q on CBC is the best.
BBC
CBC

Do you read it in a printed newspaper?
Metro News (Toronto)

Do you tune in to a particular TV news show?
I watch pop-culture news on The Daily Show and The Hour

Do you listen to the news on the radio?
Q (again), and local Astral stuff.

Maybe you hear all you need from frends?
Nope.

What are your favorite mainstream news websites?
blogTO, Metro, and randoms

What are your favorite alternative news websites?
Music - Spin
Culture - blogTO
Political - CNN/BBC

Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news?
BBC and CBC are about as unbiased as you get.

SabrinaFair · 06-01-2009, 05:13 PM

Where do you hear most of your news?
My local NPR station. I also try to watch one of my local news stations on occasion as my beau is a producer there....but his show is on REALLY early!

Do you read it in a printed newspaper?
Only on Sunday...and I only pick that up for the coupons, but I glance over it.

Do you tune in to a particular TV news show?
I get on occasional MSNBC kicks where I can't get enough Olbermann, Matthews, Maddow etc. Usually during Campaign Season.

Do you listen to the news on the radio?
Every day. I'm an NPR junkie. I even get podcasts of my favorite programs (Fresh Air, This American Life) for when I'm not in my car when they're on.

Maybe you hear all you need from friends?
I do get a lot of news from my news junkie friend Blair. And I'm amazed by how many stories I get for the first time on TFP.

What are your favorite mainstream news websites?
MSNBC, BBC, New York Times, Washington Post

What are your favorite alternative news websites?
Local political blogs.

Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news?
I sometimes like the outside perspective on US politics, whereas I prefer domestic outlets for their coverage of local events/disasters.

Jozrael · 06-01-2009, 05:20 PM

I'm pretty terrible about keeping up with the news. I get most of it from osmosis here, another forum or two, and from my dad when I see him (he's a manager at ABC, so he knows pretty much everything about what's going on :P)

Martian · 06-01-2009, 05:32 PM

I have a newsticker set up in my Firefox window that displays headlines from BBC, Slashdot, CBC, Reuters and Associated Press. I have the option of adding more if I want to, but I find that those sites give me a variety of perspectives and tend to keep me up-to-date on what's going on in the world.

I'm the guy who most of my friends look to as being informed and up-to-date on current events, and I use the internet almost exclusively for news gathering. I'll occasionally glance through the local paper, but other than that have more or less given up on newspapers as a source of information. Interestingly, I have received several telemarketing calls attempting to get me to sign up to newspapers with special promotions. I honestly think that old print newspapers are going extinct, and I see no problem with that; why would I want to read a story in the paper a few days after the fact when I can pull the same information directly from the newswire as it happens?

slacker00 · 06-01-2009, 05:36 PM

General - NPR and BBC Online
Nerdy - Slashdot
Career - Environmental Science and Technology, Water Research Journals

Fremen · 06-01-2009, 07:28 PM

If I haven't heard/read it, it's news to me.

For that reason, I like to peruse the topics on the front page of Wikipedia.
From there if a link catches my interest, I'll follow it and discover new and interesting things. Which, hopefully has some accuracy in them.

I visit Fark.com daily, a few movie news sites like aintitcool.com - latinoreview.com - chud.com - and superherohype.com.

I watch the local news channels and the West Coast CBS news feed. I believe it's Channel 4 News.
Very rarely I'll watch the BBCA news.

I don't read many newspapers any more.

mrklixx · 06-01-2009, 09:38 PM

squeeeb · 06-02-2009, 06:47 AM

i don't have a tv so i don't watch news, i don't have a radio so i don't listen to radio unless im in my car which is rarely cause i usually ride a bike. if i'm in a my car i listen to music. i only read the news paper a little bit when there is one at work, and then i only work on the weekends and i read the comics and crosswords and maybe a few stories. im pretty out of touch and ignorant of what is going on in the news. i get my news at the bar and here. i stay pretty uninformed. if the world ended, i would probably be the last person to know about it.

Xazy · 06-02-2009, 06:53 AM

There is no news like gary Gnu, the only unbiased news program!

roachboy · 06-02-2009, 07:15 AM

guardian, ny times, le monde, libération, le monde diplomatique, washington post, financial times.
sometimes bbc and/or al-jazeera.
depending on the issue, ha'aretz.

i pay no attention to american broadcast infotainment outlets unless for whatever reason i find myself interested in how opinion management looks on a particular day.
i used to like npr but got disgusted with it at some point along the line. bbc's world news broadcasts are far better.

i figure television is only ever about itself, so when i watch television i watch bad reality tv shows. i think they're the most accurate form of television. o and sometimes cspan, for the camera feeds.

for music information, i look at a ton of stuff. there's no particular list. i like the wire (uk) and the sound projector.

03-31-2009, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Where do you go for News? I've been shopping around for different news websites recently, and I've found that there is a significant amout of difference in the way a story is told from one to the next. I'm curious where others turn for news. Please share your favorites! Where do you hear most of your news? Do you read it in a printed newspaper? Do you tune in to a particular TV news show? Do you listen to the news on the radio? Maybe you hear all you need from frends? What are your favorite mainstream news websites? What are your favorite alternative news websites? Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news? __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy

03-31-2009, 09:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
SSJTWIZTA Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator. Location: Windiwana	usually its Fark.com (god bless it, its how i found this place.) other than that, its just various television programs. __________________ First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller

03-31-2009, 10:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Where do you hear most of your news? I check a lot of different sites--BBC, NYTimes, the Oregonian, and the local newspaper site, and I occasionally watch the local TV news, as well as Countdown with Keith Olbermann. I also listen to NPR/OPB Radio every morning, and to All Things Considered most evenings. Robert Siegel and Michelle Norris have often kept me company while I cook dinner. Do you read it in a printed newspaper? On Sundays, I get the local paper. Do you tune in to a particular TV news show? Countdown with Keith Olbermann is not really a TV news show, more commentary, but his stories usually spur me to find out more about issues he brings up during his broadcast. Do you listen to the news on the radio? Yes. NPR is often my choice when in the car, and it's usually on my home radio too Maybe you hear all you need from friends? No, not really. I prefer to form my own opinion, which means doing my own legwork. What are your favorite mainstream news websites? the NYTimes website, BBC News What are your favorite alternative news websites? Probably Huffington Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news? BBC News is obviously a good choice for international news, and the NYTimes often leads me to other international news sites, usually papers in other countries, so I can get a variety of perspectives. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

03-31-2009, 11:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	bbc.co.uk Good for news in general, and they have the most dangerous man in the world economy on side! (Robert Peston) __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

06-01-2009, 02:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	I like to read newspapers. I read 3-4 or more every day. To me there is nothing like the feel of a newspaper. I also like turning each page and finding something I didn't know (you don't know whtat you don't know). The internet has primarily become a search tool for me. It's easy to find something if I know what I'm looking for. Conversly, newspapers are more exploratory; I never know what I'll find and spend a great deal of time browsing the news. __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.

03-31-2009, 08:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
dippin Crazy, indeed Location: the ether	BBC, the atlantic, NY times, the economist... All online. No TV, radio, etc. BBC and the economist are specially good for international news. Most of American media is too focused on domestic issues and celebrities.

03-31-2009, 10:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Craven Morehead Custom User Title	Two papers are delivered each morning. Also check out other newspaper websits as well as cnn.com and drudge As far as TV, I'll check CNN in the morning and then not so much after that. I prefer CNN's presentation of news over FOX or MSNBC. although I do not care for CNN later in the day. The nework becomes too preachy.

03-31-2009, 10:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Where do you hear most of your news? All over the internet. I do MSM sites like BBC and blogs like Huffington. Do you read it in a printed newspaper? I read the San Jose Mercury News for years. I discontinued my subscription after the paper was bought from Knight-Ridder. The acquisition was highly unethical and the quality of the paper has gone downhill. Do you tune in to a particular TV news show? Democracy Now! Sometimes Olbermann, but mostly just for the diatribes. Do you listen to the news on the radio? Yes, I listen to the KPFA Morning Show in the mornings before work. Maybe you hear all you need from frends? Nah. I get history from friends, though. Former member Host is a wellspring of information that rivals wikipedia in volume and any major publication on quality. What are your favorite mainstream news websites? BBC, Al Jazeera, AP. What are your favorite alternative news websites? Huffington, Kos, Democracy Now!, etc. Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news? BBC is pretty reliable for international as far as MSM outlets go, it's nowhere near as corrupt or partisan as it's American cousins. Deutsche Welle is really good, actually, for international news. I get domestic news from too many places to name just a few as particularly good.

03-31-2009, 10:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	The AP ( News from The Associated Press ) (you can either get it directly there or set up an RSS feed) BBC NPR And of course I uh, go out and gather it myself

03-31-2009, 10:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
blktour Psycho Location: Anchorage, AK	I visit: LewRockwell.com, Ron Paul Wins! \| Campaign for Liberty at the Daily Paul \| Blog, Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!, The Raw Story \| Investigative News and Politics, Ludwig von Mises Institute - Homepage. These are the main sites that I visit and then I cross reference them and study the foundation of what is being put out on wikipedia. I go to these places first and then ill see something on the MSM and notice how they try to "hide" the real reasdons and like to keep the people distracted on little issues and never touch on the real issues

06-01-2009, 02:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	You bring up a great point - the exploratory nature of newspapers. I have never considered this. Thank you for sharing! __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 06-01-2009 at 02:50 PM..

06-01-2009, 03:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	Digg, Fark, I usually turn to CNN for breaking news and my local NBC network for local news and weather. I like having a local newspaper handy mostly for the sudoku but it's nice to read an article here and there throughout the day. __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

06-01-2009, 04:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
thespian86 change is hard. Location: the green room.	Where do you hear most of your news? Culture News - Q on CBC is the best. BBC CBC Do you read it in a printed newspaper? Metro News (Toronto) Do you tune in to a particular TV news show? I watch pop-culture news on The Daily Show and The Hour Do you listen to the news on the radio? Q (again), and local Astral stuff. Maybe you hear all you need from frends? Nope. What are your favorite mainstream news websites? blogTO, Metro, and randoms What are your favorite alternative news websites? Music - Spin Culture - blogTO Political - CNN/BBC Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news? BBC and CBC are about as unbiased as you get. __________________ EX: Whats new? ME: I officially love coffee more then you now. EX: uh... ME: So, not much.

06-01-2009, 05:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
SabrinaFair Junkie Location: Louisville, KY	Where do you hear most of your news? My local NPR station. I also try to watch one of my local news stations on occasion as my beau is a producer there....but his show is on REALLY early! Do you read it in a printed newspaper? Only on Sunday...and I only pick that up for the coupons, but I glance over it. Do you tune in to a particular TV news show? I get on occasional MSNBC kicks where I can't get enough Olbermann, Matthews, Maddow etc. Usually during Campaign Season. Do you listen to the news on the radio? Every day. I'm an NPR junkie. I even get podcasts of my favorite programs (Fresh Air, This American Life) for when I'm not in my car when they're on. Maybe you hear all you need from friends? I do get a lot of news from my news junkie friend Blair. And I'm amazed by how many stories I get for the first time on TFP. What are your favorite mainstream news websites? MSNBC, BBC, New York Times, Washington Post What are your favorite alternative news websites? Local political blogs. Do you find any that are particularly good for international news vs domestic news? I sometimes like the outside perspective on US politics, whereas I prefer domestic outlets for their coverage of local events/disasters. __________________ "With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy." -Desiderata

06-01-2009, 05:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
Jozrael Junkie	I'm pretty terrible about keeping up with the news. I get most of it from osmosis here, another forum or two, and from my dad when I see him (he's a manager at ABC, so he knows pretty much everything about what's going on :P)

06-01-2009, 09:38 PM	#19 (permalink)
mrklixx President Rick Location: location location	__________________ This post is content. If you don't like it then you are not content. Or perhaps just incontinent. This is not a link - Do not click here I hate animated avatars.

06-01-2009, 05:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	I have a newsticker set up in my Firefox window that displays headlines from BBC, Slashdot, CBC, Reuters and Associated Press. I have the option of adding more if I want to, but I find that those sites give me a variety of perspectives and tend to keep me up-to-date on what's going on in the world. I'm the guy who most of my friends look to as being informed and up-to-date on current events, and I use the internet almost exclusively for news gathering. I'll occasionally glance through the local paper, but other than that have more or less given up on newspapers as a source of information. Interestingly, I have received several telemarketing calls attempting to get me to sign up to newspapers with special promotions. I honestly think that old print newspapers are going extinct, and I see no problem with that; why would I want to read a story in the paper a few days after the fact when I can pull the same information directly from the newswire as it happens? __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

06-01-2009, 05:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
slacker00 Tilted	General - NPR and BBC Online Nerdy - Slashdot Career - Environmental Science and Technology, Water Research Journals

06-01-2009, 07:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	If I haven't heard/read it, it's news to me. For that reason, I like to peruse the topics on the front page of Wikipedia. From there if a link catches my interest, I'll follow it and discover new and interesting things. Which, hopefully has some accuracy in them. I visit Fark.com daily, a few movie news sites like aintitcool.com - latinoreview.com - chud.com - and superherohype.com. I watch the local news channels and the West Coast CBS news feed. I believe it's Channel 4 News. Very rarely I'll watch the BBCA news. I don't read many newspapers any more. __________________ Google

06-02-2009, 06:47 AM	#20 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	i don't have a tv so i don't watch news, i don't have a radio so i don't listen to radio unless im in my car which is rarely cause i usually ride a bike. if i'm in a my car i listen to music. i only read the news paper a little bit when there is one at work, and then i only work on the weekends and i read the comics and crosswords and maybe a few stories. im pretty out of touch and ignorant of what is going on in the news. i get my news at the bar and here. i stay pretty uninformed. if the world ended, i would probably be the last person to know about it. __________________ onward to mayhem!

06-02-2009, 06:53 AM	#21 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	There is no news like gary Gnu, the only unbiased news program!

06-02-2009, 07:15 AM	#22 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	guardian, ny times, le monde, libération, le monde diplomatique, washington post, financial times. sometimes bbc and/or al-jazeera. depending on the issue, ha'aretz. i pay no attention to american broadcast infotainment outlets unless for whatever reason i find myself interested in how opinion management looks on a particular day. i used to like npr but got disgusted with it at some point along the line. bbc's world news broadcasts are far better. i figure television is only ever about itself, so when i watch television i watch bad reality tv shows. i think they're the most accurate form of television. o and sometimes cspan, for the camera feeds. for music information, i look at a ton of stuff. there's no particular list. i like the wire (uk) and the sound projector. __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite