Best News Sources

1. 0

   Motown2Chitownposted 11 years ago

   In your opinion, what are the best news sources of our day?  I prefer online sources myself, but am interested to see where, or from whom, most people choose to get their news.

   replyreport
   1. 59

      Spence Baileyposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I prefer to get my news from the TV. I know some people here may want to strangle me for saying this, but I love to watch Fox News.

      replyreport
      1. 0

         Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         I won't strangle you, Spence. 
         
         Thanks for the response.

         replyreport
2. 79

   Mighty Momposted 11 years ago

   The only real, unbiased news source on the Internet is the Hub Pages forums!
   

   replyreport
   1. 0

      Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, MM!  Heaven help any of us counting on our HP brothers and sisters for unbiased news!

      replyreport
      1. 86

         gmwilliamsposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         I either read Huffington Post or  The New York Times.    I love their posts!

         replyreport
         1. 0

            Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            I like the NYT a lot, gmwilliams.  I don't get a lot from Huff Post, but I'll take a look for sure over the next few days.
            
            Thanks for responding!

            replyreport
3. 70

   aguasilverposted 11 years ago

   My daily checklist runs to:
   
   The Guardian
   Telegraph (UK)
   Daily Mail (to see what the official line is being fed the public)
   The Independent
   Al Jazeera
   RT
   Facebook (I see many leads there to diverse reports that would normally go unnoticed)
   emails from friends (mainly activists)
   Wikileaks
   The Times of India
   The Star (Malaysian)
   Debka
   The Jerusalem Post
   
   Then if I have time I do some work!

   replyreport
   1. 0

      Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Wow, John!  That's quite a list. 
      
        You're right.  It's a wonder you get anything done.
      
      There are some on there that I wouldn't have considered - Al Jazeera, the Jerusalem Post. 
      
      Very interesting.  Thanks for the response.

      replyreport
      1. 70

         aguasilverposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         That's just PART of the sources I check, most of them will produce the same (filtered and approved) 'news' (as the News of the World used to say: 'All the News fit to print' which was parodied as 'All the news approved to print').
         
         But once you start finding 'underground' sources.... well you find much more that makes sense, and it makes it easier to see how we are manipulated by the main stream media!

         replyreport
4. 61

   Cuchullainposted 11 years ago

   Irish Independent Online
   RT( English Russian Global News)
   Telegraph( UK)
   BBC
   RTE
   MSNBC
   Fox News
   CNN
   L.A Times
   Washington Post
   Reuters

   replyreport
   1. 0

      Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      What a great list!  Pretty well rounded. 

      replyreport
5. 60

   Xenonlitposted 11 years ago

   I write online news articles about all kinds of topics and I cite at least two sources for each article.
   
   It's awful, but BBC News and the Guardian have the most in-depth and comprehensive news from all over the world, especially America! Sometimes I have to go to VOA, NPR and other sources, depending on who is writing about a topic on any given day.
   
   The New York Times is next, but for certain stories, it depends. Science, NASA, Al Jazeera, the Hindu Times and many more journals are available when the news is sparse and disappointing.
   
   The regional and local papers are next. They have the scoop on many stories and not necessarily local ones.
   
   Many times, only one news source has actually written anything. Then the content dredgers simply repeat the same information, over and over. That makes me mad because Google favors that kind of action and puts the junk at the top of the search results.
   
   Twitter is a rich and constantly updating source of links to full articles, photos and videos when something is breaking. Twitter is also very good for correcting rumors and false reports. I've seen bogus news corrected within minutes with the live Twitter feed.
   
   News is often as much about background and factoids as it is about the breaking story. I find Wikipedia to be an excellent resource when a deeper understanding is a good thing to have. Don't let the academics and the naysayers diss the Wiki, which will put a giant disclaimer up when an article is not fact checked or properly cited.
   
   Finally, Google images and maps always help to put things into perspective.

   replyreport
   1. 0

      Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Xeno, thank you for the insight!  There was a LOT of it in that response.  I've never considered Twitter as an actual news source, but I certainly see your point.
      
      Again, thank you for your response.

      replyreport
   2. 0

      EmpressFelicityposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Can you walk me through how to set up Twitter to do this? I have a Twitter account, but I almost never use it.

      replyreport
      1. 70

         aguasilverposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Log into your account and simply 'add' the news feeds you want to subscribe to. They will suggest millions of possibles but you can also search for ones you may like, search for Al Jazeera and they will bring them (and similar) to the screen.

         replyreport
         1. 0

            EmpressFelicityposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            OK, cheers!

            replyreport
6. 89

   IzzyMposted 11 years ago

   Xenonlit, what a fantastic and comprehensive reply!
   
   I personally used to always have the BBC news page open in a tab, but then I didn't have TV at the time.
   
   Now I read the Daily Mail online but can switch the TV BBC News 24 on anytime, or even Sky News.
   If there is a story I want to follow up I will check out what the BBC or Guardian says about it, as I know the Daily Mail always goes for the sensationalist (but not always accurate) angle.
   
   I know Twitter is an amazing resource for breaking news, but the BBC usually puts a feed on their page when something major happens, which is worth watching.

   replyreport
   1. 0

      Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Awesome, Izzy.  Thank you so much.  Lots of kudos to the BBC and the Guardian, I see.  Thankfully, I have access to both, either online or through my US cable provider.
      
      I appreciate the response.

      replyreport
7. 58

   Mark Knowlesposted 11 years ago

   http://www.motherjones.com/
   http://www.theonion.com/
   http://www.haaretz.com/
   http://www.stern.de/
   http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/
   
   Any mainstream news will be the party line.

   replyreport
   1. 70

      aguasilverposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      So (not surprisingly) we choose opposite opinions in the Israeli section of our searches!
      
      But I like onion for the parody it produces!
      
      Just added the Socialist Worker, had not thought of them... early brainwashing about left wing politics!

      replyreport
      1. 58

         Mark Knowlesposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Ah - something we can agree on at last. The Onion..

         replyreport
         1. 70

            aguasilverposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Mark, I suspect there is only ONE area we truly disagree!

            replyreport
   2. 0

      Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      The Onion! 
      
      I'm going to check out the rest, though.  See what's there. 
      
      Thanks, Mr. Knowles.

      replyreport
8. 0

   EmpressFelicityposted 11 years ago

   For financial topics, I like watching YouTube uploads of RT's Capital Account - our domestic UK media is hopeless when it comes to this subject.

   replyreport
   1. 0

      Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Our domestic US stuff is just as bad, sadly.
      
      Thanks for the tip.
      
      

      replyreport