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Monkeybot · 06-19-2003, 09:06 AM

BBC Online

I also have my alarm set to NPR, which is usually rebroadcasting the BBC when I wake up. Usually at least a couple of good stories break through my groggy haze

mike_decock · 06-19-2003, 09:22 AM

I live under a rock. I stay away from news shows, newspapers, online news, news radio. The only news I hear or see is when people are discussing it around me or when I get a link to it on a forum. Keeping up on news is just too depressing for me.

-Mike...

Silent Acorns · 06-19-2003, 09:22 AM

I chose "newspaper", because that was my primary source among those you provided. I get most of my news from CBC TV and Radio.

You should have included the option:

Public Broadcaster (NPR, BBC ...)

Hugo Holbling · 06-19-2003, 10:08 AM

Alot of folk here at II recommend the BBC but i find their analysese superficial at best and they are frequently slated by Edwards at MediaLens. Radio programmes like Today ostensibly give interviewees a hard time but rarely penetrate beyond surface concerns, while the situation was worse on television (back when i used to watch it). I'll agree that their online content is better, though.

I suppose the best option is to try plenty of different places. Tracking Zar and Buffman whenever they post is also a good idea, i'd say.

Writer@Large · 06-19-2003, 10:26 AM

I voted Online, because that is my major source, but like most of the rest, I don't go to FauxNews or MSNBC. I surf on a pretty much daily basis ...

BBC News
CNN.com
Guardian.co.uk
The Drudge Report
The Detroit Free Press
Infidels Newswire

And one or more times a week ...

American Atheists Flash Line
ACLU News
Bush Watch
Washington Post
New York Times
ZNet
USA Today
The Onion

I like to mix it up a bit, read a few things [DRUDGE, mainly] that piss me off or make me laugh at the blatant spin.

--W@L

Ab_Normal · 06-19-2003, 12:18 PM

Yep, I can't pick any of your options either. I listen to NPR during my commute, try to glean some info out of the local fish-wrapper, and extensively surf for my news, trying to hit the full political spectrum. I just don't go to FOX or MSNBC that often (don't watch them on the telly either).

Straight Hate · 06-19-2003, 03:43 PM

Winnipeg Sun - Sensationalist and right wing (though they're pretty fair - gotta give them credit).

Maclean's - 'Liberal' weekly Canadian news magazine, miles ahead of Time or Newsweek.

Global National - Half-hour news program with Kevin Newman.

The National - CBC with anchor Peter Mansbridge.

Cursor.org - Funny, irreverant, quirky and *gasp* liberal! The bane of every Bushite.

That's about it. And the odd Yahoo! newsline article from Reuters or wherever.

echidna · 06-19-2003, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Monkeybot
BBC Online

Definitely one of the best sources around, although one would be naive to rely entirely on just one source.

But as for FauxNews, MegaDave, this is the absolute worst source around. It's to the Whitehouse exactly what Pravda was for the Kremlin. Zero credibility AFAIC.

lowmagnet · 06-19-2003, 06:38 PM

Too busy. No time for news. Wait. What am I doing posting here?

Seriously though, I try to not pay attention to the news, since most of it is bad anyway. I'm tired of watching the US and the world go to hell in a handbasket. It's depressing.

Jimmy Higgins · 06-19-2003, 06:52 PM

CBC
The BBC
Unknown News - That's good for some anti-establishment news. Some real strong stories, some real weak ones.
Newsworld International - For Americans that can't watch CBC.
National Public Radio - Which apparently is the mouth piece of liberalism. Still trying to figure how folk and classical music and Car Talk is liberalism.

View Poll Results: Where do you get your news from.
Online (i.e., FoxNews.com, MSNBC.com, etc.)	15	41.67%
Cable News (Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc.)	5	13.89%
Local News broadcasts.	3	8.33%
Newspaper	8	22.22%
I live under a rock and have no idea what is going on in the world.	5	13.89%
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06-19-2003, 10:26 AM	#15
Writer@Large Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,198	I voted Online, because that is my major source, but like most of the rest, I don't go to FauxNews or MSNBC. I surf on a pretty much daily basis ... BBC News CNN.com Guardian.co.uk The Drudge Report The Detroit Free Press Infidels Newswire And one or more times a week ... American Atheists Flash Line ACLU News Bush Watch Washington Post New York Times ZNet USA Today The Onion I like to mix it up a bit, read a few things [DRUDGE, mainly] that piss me off or make me laugh at the blatant spin. --W@L

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06-19-2003, 09:06 AM	#11
Monkeybot Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,102	BBC Online I also have my alarm set to NPR, which is usually rebroadcasting the BBC when I wake up. Usually at least a couple of good stories break through my groggy haze

06-19-2003, 09:22 AM	#12
mike_decock Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,505	I live under a rock. I stay away from news shows, newspapers, online news, news radio. The only news I hear or see is when people are discussing it around me or when I get a link to it on a forum. Keeping up on news is just too depressing for me. -Mike...

06-19-2003, 09:22 AM	#13
Silent Acorns Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: SW 31 52 24W4 Posts: 1,508	I chose "newspaper", because that was my primary source among those you provided. I get most of my news from CBC TV and Radio. You should have included the option: Public Broadcaster (NPR, BBC ...)

06-19-2003, 10:08 AM	#14
Hugo Holbling Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Self-banned in 2005 Posts: 1,344	Alot of folk here at II recommend the BBC but i find their analysese superficial at best and they are frequently slated by Edwards at MediaLens. Radio programmes like Today ostensibly give interviewees a hard time but rarely penetrate beyond surface concerns, while the situation was worse on television (back when i used to watch it). I'll agree that their online content is better, though. I suppose the best option is to try plenty of different places. Tracking Zar and Buffman whenever they post is also a good idea, i'd say.

06-19-2003, 12:18 PM	#16
Ab_Normal Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,842	Yep, I can't pick any of your options either. I listen to NPR during my commute, try to glean some info out of the local fish-wrapper, and extensively surf for my news, trying to hit the full political spectrum. I just don't go to FOX or MSNBC that often (don't watch them on the telly either).

06-19-2003, 03:43 PM	#17
Straight Hate Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 4,171	Winnipeg Sun - Sensationalist and right wing (though they're pretty fair - gotta give them credit). Maclean's - 'Liberal' weekly Canadian news magazine, miles ahead of Time or Newsweek. Global National - Half-hour news program with Kevin Newman. The National - CBC with anchor Peter Mansbridge. Cursor.org - Funny, irreverant, quirky and gasp liberal! The bane of every Bushite. That's about it. And the odd Yahoo! newsline article from Reuters or wherever.

06-19-2003, 06:38 PM	#19
lowmagnet Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Raleigh, NC Posts: 959	Too busy. No time for news. Wait. What am I doing posting here? Seriously though, I try to not pay attention to the news, since most of it is bad anyway. I'm tired of watching the US and the world go to hell in a handbasket. It's depressing.

06-19-2003, 06:52 PM	#20
Jimmy Higgins Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Proud Citizen of Freedonia Posts: 42,473	CBC The BBC Unknown News - That's good for some anti-establishment news. Some real strong stories, some real weak ones. Newsworld International - For Americans that can't watch CBC. National Public Radio - Which apparently is the mouth piece of liberalism. Still trying to figure how folk and classical music and Car Talk is liberalism.

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