News Choices

[Gunny]

Since this is such a diverse group of people I am curious where the members get their news? Nothing political (unless you consider a news source political) but just a sampling of the choices we make.

I use the big 4 abc, cbs,nbc and fox along with the BBC, RT News, and Al Jazeera. Several newspapers or their digital equivalent. Each seems to have their own slant which is natural since RT is Russian and Al Jazeera is , well, not local. 

What say you?  Rob

 

[abnorm]

I like NBC as a regular source doug

 

[Wanderer]

I'm pretty various, haven't gone much to read the news, (Due to you know what)

I'm more interested in having YT on, then going to some forums discussing work, hip replacement, retirement (Hurry day!) and some financial investments.

 

[ArtW]

I wish you could just get Associated Press feeds, that's the closest thing you'll find to unbiased news
Instead I have to apply critical thinking and fact checking to what the Talking Heads say, because very often none of them has bothered
I have various sources I do trust, but they're folks on YouTube I've learned to trust over time

 

[eDJ_]

I listen to various World Band Radio broadcast.   Radio Canada International,  BBC World News, Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands, are a few favorites. 

RCI in the morning,  BBC through the day, and DW & RN in the evening.  I often hear of news events before any of the News outlets in the USA speak of them.

I also find some news magazines & news papers worthwhile reading to stay informed.   Then I visit my Public Library, where I am right now,  to have access to the collection.

A person can listen to a Short Wave Broadcast stream via his/her computer now days without having to layout any money for a small receiver. 

If a person wanted a receiver I would suggest Asian built models, such as Sony or Sangeab as the tone is higher than the European made such as Grundig. (which are deeper toned)

Christian Science Monitor is still a great news source.   In 1997 The CSM Radio shut down but there are other radio stations reading the news CSM produces globally on their airwaves. 


Here is a link you may find interesting for net broadcast of the kinds of things you would find on Short Wave Bands.

The Telegraph Culture | Radio

 

[frater secessus]

BBC world and US news, Reuters, NPR hourly news summary, Google News.   Sometimes Deutsche Welle.

The [font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Al Jazeera English broadcast was journalistically quite good, a level of adult discourse higher than Americans news audiences are used to.  Having said that [size=small][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Al Jazeera America version was dumbed down to CNN level and deserved to fail. [/font][/font][/size]

[font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=small][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]In general, commercial news panders to the lowest common denominator in order to gain the largest viewership.  I think a healthy sense of skepticism is more important than the actual choices of sources.  [/font][/font][/size]

[font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=small][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Sidenote:  When I was stationed in europe during the late cold war, I listened to both Radio Free Europe (US propaganda) and Radio Moscow (Soviet propaganda) on shortwave.  It was eye opening (ear opening) to hear what the CIA and KGB wanted Europeans to believe.   I'd say the two most slanted news networks in the US now [size=small][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif](not naming names) [/font]are more blatantly biased than either of those superpower propaganda efforts.[/font][/size][/font][/size]

 

[eDJ_]

Art,  I used to have a page of RSS  Feed Readers.  (the links would scroll quickly through those boxes and could be clicked on)   AP was one of them. 


I just checked and found this RSS page from AP  (is this like what you are thinking about ? Reader box at the lower right)


Associated Press Feed

 

[ArtW]

That's probably about right, hard to read though

 

[frater secessus]

It's not supposed to be human readable;  you put that URL in a feed (RSS) reader.  

I think firefox has one built in.  Or you can use a browser plugin.  It's a great way to read articles because you only have to see them once then they are dismissed.  You don't have to hunt for new content because it comes to you.

 

[ArtW]

I'll keep it in mind for when I renew my cell plan, right now I'm close to my limit on high speed, thanks!

 

[rvpopeye]

I watch PBS if I have TV signal and NPR on radio.
I also look online at fact checker sites to find out how much truth is in there.

 

[BobBski]

I use Twitter..... Before you laugh...i ONLY follow BBC, AP, Fox and CNN. I get the "what's going on" without all the commentary. Quick and easy read when you only follow 4 posters. If something strikes my fancy I'll research it more.

 

[speedhighway46]

I like to read my news as opposed to watching it. My primary sources are apps for AP, Reuters, and because I'm a bit left of center, Huff Post. All these keep me well informed.

 

[LeeRevell]

FoxNews first, for the less rabid overview, then CNN for the opposition counterpoint. Occasionally BBC news too. Usually less biased, unless the story regards firearms.

 

[BradKW]

It's basically impossible to find unbiased news...the AP does alright if it doesn't involve politics, but it's agenda is nearly as far left as NPR when it relates to hot button issues.

Fox is as slanted right as CNN is left, to the point I often find it hard to stomach their commentators even though I agree in principle. I generally like O'Reilly because he seems to piss off conservatives and liberals about equally, and his filter of Catholic-Populist is consistent.

But in general I tend to prefer news from sources that are opposite my political leanings...I prefer to think and critique what I'm hearing instead of being fed a bias that I already have...

 

[GotSmart]

I dont trust any of them.  When I see something that interests me, I check out several sources, and the real story is somewhere between the slants. 

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/pub...iased_news_coverage_of_2016_presidential_race

 

[Optimistic Paranoid]

But in general I tend to prefer news from sources that are opposite my political leanings

Wow.  I can't do that.  It would raise my blood pressure to dangerously high levels . . .

 

[romeosierrabravo2]

It is fact. The outlets influence by a much greater margin by what they don't report than what they do. NPR, BBC, the majors are all extremely slanted news. I'm curious did any of these sources inform you of recent wiki details? Spirit cooking with podesta? Lolita Express? No? Gasp!!
There is a drastic difference in "news", news, and information. To get informed go to Drudgereport, Breitbart, or Infowars.com.

I can't listen to NPR more than a minute or two before getting nauseous.

 

[Gunny]

I got my Disquis privileges revoked from NPR, seems we did not agree on a point. Or two. As soon as any of the talking heads start telling me what I should think I change channels or hit mute.

That's one reason I enjoy this forum, very seldom does politics come up and the mods put a halt to it with a quickness.

 

[frater secessus]

I use Twitter..... Before you laugh...i ONLY follow BBC, AP, Fox and CNN. 

Not laughing at all.  It's realtime, low bandwidth, and easy to use.  It's a neat platform.