I tend to check CNN.com a lot, but recently I've begun wondering why. Here's what they show right now:
What's the lead? That it's hard to tell your child (s)he has cancer? Wow, shocking! But there's more! Donald Trump is calling a lawbreaker a bad name! Obama was cool in college! Drew Peterson is getting married again! A deer keeps getting back on the ice! And not one, but two links to Simon Cowell lashing out at Paula Abdul!
What website should I be going to for the news? Any suggestions?
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Why do I even bother?
Posted by Bell Curve at 10:25 AM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/
and
http://cuteoverload.com/
simon didnt lash out at her. he just explained paula and the producers have misunderstood each other.
My apologies, anonymous. And thanks, Bert. I've never even heard of cuteoverload.com.
I like to use Google News, especially given the ability to customize the layout and contents.
www.msnbc.com
BBC for me! I read NY Times and LA times for a laugh though
I have some friend who swear by the Drudge Report. We don't hang out that often.
I read NYTimes and Washingtonpost.com
CNN is only useful if you want to know what idiocy the bulk of the public is watching.
The Economist, Washington Post Weekly, NPR, News Hour, and BBC, Le Monde, and NYT, Google News. I don't read them all everyday, but I move around them depending on my mood.
I like US West's variety pack approach. Mood is important to me too and even beyond that some of these sources are better for some things than others. I don't speak or read French so I substitute some Danish and German websites but it's the same general principle.
The Economist is the best source for in depth coverage of big issues. They have a pro-market bias on economic issues but they are honest and open about it and they get their facts right even when they don't necessarily support their editorial position. But since it's a weekly, it isn't very good for what's going on right now.
I thought BBC was good for reporting on the Mumbai terror attacks. Politiken (a Danish site) was really up to speed during the Tsunami.
My first, cheeky, response was going to be the BBC, but in all seriousness, Aunty does do good news, and coverage isn't limited to the UK in the way some news sources limit themselves to their home country.
I also like the Economist, tend to have a flick through the Age to see what's going on in Victoria/Australia, look at the LA Times anytime something Prop 8 related is happening, and read anything else that looks interesting over Spotted H's shoulder (although he tends to be onto the non-news blogs by that point, but they're good when major events such as tsunamis are happening).
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