Best News Source

aerial
aerial Posts: 2,319
edited August 2013 in A Moving Train
Please share what you think is the best place to get factual News today. :)
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
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  • CH156378
    CH156378 Posts: 1,539
    Library or newsstand.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,408
    fox news.

    better ratings means better quality baby!
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  • Guitar92player
    Guitar92player Posts: 664
    None.

    Watch many news channels, read many articles, weight the facts, determine what you think is "truth" but in the end know that you still don't have the truth.

    If you go to a website where all they do is bash Obama or a site that is always positive of Obama, you know those sites are not great. They are totally biased. I say this because most sources people give on here talking bad of Obama are sites where that is all they do. It is biased, obviously. Sites that have numerous articles about the positives and negatives is better than just one-sided. But in no way am I saying those are good sites either.
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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    CBC, BBC, Al Jazeera, NYT

    Many others also.
  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    Guitar92player wrote:
    None.

    Watch many news channels, read many articles, weight the facts, determine what you think is "truth" but in the end know that you still don't have the truth.

    If you go to a website where all they do is bash Obama or a site that is always positive of Obama, you know those sites are not great. They are totally biased. I say this because most sources people give on here talking bad of Obama are sites where that is all they do. It is biased, obviously. Sites that have numerous articles about the positives and negatives is better than just one-sided. But in no way am I saying those are good sites either.


    What sites have numerous articles about the positives and negatives?
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • Guitar92player
    Guitar92player Posts: 664
    aerial wrote:
    Guitar92player wrote:
    None.

    Watch many news channels, read many articles, weight the facts, determine what you think is "truth" but in the end know that you still don't have the truth.

    If you go to a website where all they do is bash Obama or a site that is always positive of Obama, you know those sites are not great. They are totally biased. I say this because most sources people give on here talking bad of Obama are sites where that is all they do. It is biased, obviously. Sites that have numerous articles about the positives and negatives is better than just one-sided. But in no way am I saying those are good sites either.


    What sites have numerous articles about the positives and negatives?

    I've only seen like one or two in my life. It had pros and cons of Obama, Congress, etc. It was a few years ago and I found it randomly while working on a paper for school. But I doubt there are many sites like that.
    ~Carter~

    You can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
    or you can come to terms and realize
    you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
    makes much more sense to live in the present tense     - Present Tense
  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    Oddly enough, the most un-biased and fact-based site that discusses stuff is Cracked.com

    There is no best news source. You have to be your own.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,673
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    Oddly enough, the most un-biased and fact-based site that discusses stuff is Cracked.com

    There is no best news source. You have to be your own.

    I was just going to say I make it up as I go. :lol:

    Seriously though, none is a good answer. I look at several- Huffington Post, BBC News, Yahoo News, CNN, Common Dreams, MSNBC, Democracy Now among others and hope I'm getting a vague notion of what is going on. Like Lou Reed said, "You can't believe half of what you see and none of what you hear."

    Another good idea is to get out and look around. Climate change? Feel it. Smell it. Same with species decline and social unrest and economics. I'm serious. Look around, use all your senses, talk to people, go outside and get outside yourself. That's where it's going on.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    The internet is your oyster. Don't limit yourself to the 'big' news agencies. Also check out international ones - see the stories in different lights. Get varying perspectives and make your own conclusions.
  • CO278952
    CO278952 Orlando, FL Posts: 1,451
    http://www.drudgereport.com
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  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    aerial wrote:
    Please share what you think is the best place to get factual News today. :)

    You're doing a great job finding them yourself aerial. Keep up the good work. :thumbup:
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,779
    one that presents objective facts not opinion. I can form my own opinion based on credible above board information.
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  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    I just came across this one Intellihub.com ......has anyone heard about this one?
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    What about NPR? Not a typical 30 second news update and then on to the next 30 second story. However, I think they do a good job of interviewing experts on both sides of an issue. I, on very rare occasions, have heard the on air talent seem to lean to one side of the issue but they are very respectful of their guests. I rarely listen to any of the 24 hour news stations but do depend on the internet to fill me in on quick stories. I find the 30 second-1 minute story annoying because they aren't telling you WHAT happened they are telling you HOW to interpret what happened.
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,779
    riotgrl wrote:
    What about NPR? Not a typical 30 second news update and then on to the next 30 second story. However, I think they do a good job of interviewing experts on both sides of an issue. I, on very rare occasions, have heard the on air talent seem to lean to one side of the issue but they are very respectful of their guests. I rarely listen to any of the 24 hour news stations but do depend on the internet to fill me in on quick stories. I find the 30 second-1 minute story annoying because they aren't telling you WHAT happened they are telling you HOW to interpret what happened.
    yes!! I really like Diane Rehm's show.

    The other thing is for a certain topic , amny of the days separate shows will cover it, which may seem like overkill but provides for varied points of view from the hosts to the guest on any particular topic.
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  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    mickeyrat wrote:
    riotgrl wrote:
    What about NPR? Not a typical 30 second news update and then on to the next 30 second story. However, I think they do a good job of interviewing experts on both sides of an issue. I, on very rare occasions, have heard the on air talent seem to lean to one side of the issue but they are very respectful of their guests. I rarely listen to any of the 24 hour news stations but do depend on the internet to fill me in on quick stories. I find the 30 second-1 minute story annoying because they aren't telling you WHAT happened they are telling you HOW to interpret what happened.
    yes!! I really like Diane Rehm's show.

    The other thing is for a certain topic , amny of the days separate shows will cover it, which may seem like overkill but provides for varied points of view from the hosts to the guest on any particular topic.

    Funny that you mention her show because she is the very one I was thinking of when I wrote this post. I was listening to her Friday roundup, international and they were discussing Edward Snowden. A caller made a remark about Arkansas and oil disasters and she very kindly but definitively said thanks for the call but this is international hour and your comment is more appropriate for the domestic hour. But proceeded to inform everyone else that it was an important topic that had been and would continue to be covered in the future. Certainly don't see that on CNN or MSNBC or Fox!

    Glad to see some others that love them some NPR 8-)
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    brianlux wrote:
    Another good idea is to get out and look around. Climate change? Feel it. Smell it. Same with species decline and social unrest and economics. I'm serious. Look around, use all your senses, talk to people, go outside and get outside yourself. That's where it's going on.
    Use the Force, Luke! :mrgreen:;)
  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    riotgrl wrote:
    What about NPR? Not a typical 30 second news update and then on to the next 30 second story. However, I think they do a good job of interviewing experts on both sides of an issue. I, on very rare occasions, have heard the on air talent seem to lean to one side of the issue but they are very respectful of their guests. I rarely listen to any of the 24 hour news stations but do depend on the internet to fill me in on quick stories. I find the 30 second-1 minute story annoying because they aren't telling you WHAT happened they are telling you HOW to interpret what happened.
    NPR is normally my go-to. They tend to get tunnel-visioned on topics for what seems like weeks at a time (at least in the segments that are on-air during my commute), but within a given topic you are at least left with a sense of balance. They aren't w/o their flaws and, when in doubt, do lean left, but to me at least it's a very minor lilt.
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    Newsbreaker twitter account.
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  • Vitalogensia
    Vitalogensia Posts: 2,209
    ESPN

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