Author Topic: Who do you get your news from? (Read 1954 times)

Groogrux · « **on:** August 15, 2012, 12:27:32 AM »

Personally, I don't have cable because it's a waste, and I don't read the paper because I'm a filthy poor who doesn't like looking through pages of shit to find one thing I'm interested in.

I usually find out about stuff through Google News, my local news station's RSS feed, and a Youtube channel called Sourcefed.

What about you guys?

BlackMage · « **Reply #1 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:32:23 AM »

neogaf and reddit..

im so lame.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:33:39 AM »

Groogrux · « **Reply #3 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:33:56 AM »

I never figured out how to use reddit...

Who's lame now?

demi · « **Reply #4 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:57:30 AM »

You dont need to know how to use reddit. Just r/gonewildplus/

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #5 on:** August 15, 2012, 01:04:37 AM »

guardian.co.uk for everything
cnn.com for dumb pointless american shit
balloonjuice.com for when I want to laugh at shit

Momo · « **Reply #6 on:** August 15, 2012, 01:18:03 AM »

google > news I read articles from that search

pickle · « **Reply #7 on:** August 15, 2012, 03:26:36 AM »

NPR, The New Yorker, and various RSS feeds.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:11:34 AM »

A bunch of feeds I subscribed to, namely NYTimes, NYTimes World, Reuters Top New, AP Top News, The Guardian, Time Mag, BBC, CNN Int, and Wired's Top News.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #9 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:24:04 AM »

i don't read the news

Tasty · « **Reply #10 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:44:25 AM »

Hacker News
Google Reader (201 Subscriptions)
The Verge
Twitter (TweetDeck)

I try to avoid political, national, world, and sports news as much as possible.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #11 on:** August 15, 2012, 08:26:43 AM »

I check CNN occasionally to see if the world has ended and I just haven't noticed yet.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #12 on:** August 15, 2012, 08:32:53 AM »

the streets

Groogrux · « **Reply #13 on:** August 15, 2012, 08:49:25 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on August 15, 2012, 08:26:43 AM

I check CNN occasionally to see if the world has ended and I just haven't noticed yet.

http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/

Mupepe · « **Reply #14 on:** August 15, 2012, 08:57:27 AM »

BlackMage's mom usually catches me up on the news during our pillow talk.

tiesto · « **Reply #15 on:** August 15, 2012, 08:58:38 AM »

MSNBC, CNN, Al Jazeera and occasionally the local news - ABC Eyewitness News, News 12 LI, etc. And rarely pick up a copy of Newsday.

Beezy · « **Reply #16 on:** August 15, 2012, 09:15:32 AM »

Twitter news accounts. NYT, TIME.com, CNN, Breaking News, tech sites like The Verge and Tech Crunch, and anything else that people retweet from other verified news accounts. Sometimes I browse these sites also, but twitter is much quicker and right in my face since I'm always checking it.

I hate watching the news because they sensationalize everything. And newspapers are pretty pointless with da innanets and all.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 15, 2012, 09:21:48 AM »

Twitter mainly, Avoid mainstream news and anything similar to The Verge like the plague.

Quote from: Groogrux on August 15, 2012, 12:33:56 AM

I never figured out how to use reddit...

Who's lame now?

the secret about reddit is that no one knows how to use it

Eric P · « **Reply #18 on:** August 15, 2012, 09:26:46 AM »

i get my news from Law and Order. I figure any show that features episodes ripped from the headlines is probably an accurate and balanced portrayal of the day to day workings of society.

Momo · « **Reply #19 on:** August 15, 2012, 09:55:07 AM »

<div style="text-align: left">
<h2>News: </h2>
<br>
<p>Rape proof means you are willing and able to stop anybody from raping you.</p>
</div>

Atramental · « **Reply #20 on:** August 15, 2012, 09:58:23 AM »

Drudge Report.

Nah. NPR, BBC, and sometimes CNN.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #21 on:** August 15, 2012, 10:00:23 AM »

http://www.rr-bb.com/

brob · « **Reply #22 on:** August 15, 2012, 10:06:32 AM »

BBC for international news, aftenposten/morgenbladet for national news.

Robo · « **Reply #23 on:** August 15, 2012, 10:28:39 AM »

washpo, nytimes, the crazy people on the train, . . . facebook

Mollys Fruity Loops · « **Reply #24 on:** August 15, 2012, 11:18:49 AM »

Mainstream: Try to keep a balance as most of the media outlets I have listed below have a strong bias. The news coming from them should be taken with a pinch of salt - yes that includes the BBC with their middle east 'coverage'. Used to influence rather than inform public.

BBC - According to average Joe the gold standard - what they do not tell you is just as important. In reality the bias is just as great (a lot more subtle) as the outlets listed below.
Telegraph - (Torygraph) Interesting one - often tells it like it is with EU issues and the financial meltdown despite right wing bias.
Guardian - Typical young hip left wing. Good with exposing the (huge) Newscorp corruption and publishing the Wikileaks files. A lot of stuff they don't report on though.
Russia Today - Kremlin, but better grasp of non western coverage. The middle east viewpoint highlighting Bahrain, Israel and Saudi Arabia has highlighted the bias of some western outlets inc. BBC.
Al Jazeera
NYT
Independent

Diunx · « **Reply #25 on:** August 15, 2012, 12:12:43 PM »

Gaf and the paper when I'm on the throne, if I don't shit in my house I probably won't know what happened that day in my country.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #26 on:** August 15, 2012, 01:48:06 PM »

redstate.org

Huff · « **Reply #27 on:** August 15, 2012, 01:53:58 PM »

pretty sure i found out about osama from twitter while i was at a bar. it's been my go to news source since

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #28 on:** August 15, 2012, 02:24:18 PM »

abovetopsecret.com

Brehvolution · « **Reply #29 on:** August 15, 2012, 03:16:49 PM »

Quote from: Huff on August 15, 2012, 01:53:58 PM

pretty sure i found out about osama from twitter while i was at a bar. it's been my go to news source since

I found out watching Sportscenter. :usa

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #30 on:** August 15, 2012, 03:48:10 PM »

NPR
The Slog
BBC

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #31 on:** August 15, 2012, 03:58:57 PM »

the streets

Positive Touch · « **Reply #32 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:27:59 PM »

get on twitter, follow the people who's articles/essays you enjoy reading, then follow the people they RT

you can also do this to some extent with tumblr

BlackMage · « **Reply #33 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:48:21 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on August 15, 2012, 08:57:27 AM

BlackMage's mom usually catches me up on the news during our pillow talk.

oh ho ho yer a funny little biznitch, aren't you?!

demi · « **Reply #34 on:** August 15, 2012, 05:00:50 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on August 15, 2012, 03:58:57 PM

~~the streets~~ sohh

you would get eaten breh, stay indoors

FlameofCallandorReturns · « **Reply #35 on:** August 15, 2012, 07:02:17 PM »

You mean from places other than Drudge?

Groogrux · « **Reply #36 on:** August 17, 2012, 09:18:41 PM »

I wonder how impartial the BBC is to American news? Would our politics sway how they write their stories about what's going on over here?

(In example, the shootings in Aurora: one media outlet uses it to rally for gun control and the other talks about how it relates to poverty, ect)