What is your primary news source?

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  3. I have a few: NYT, WaPo, The Economist, Reuters, a bunch of podcasts, and a few journals (e.g. Foreign Affairs).

  4. Reuters is typically my source of first impression. They’re one of the first to get stories out, and they rarely have a significant slant, so I go there first to get an idea on what the actual story is before engaging with perspectives and analysis.

    Associated Press serves a similar purpose but I gravitate towards Reuters, though I have no particular reason to

  7. Unironically, I will see memes about a current event in facebook meme pages, reddit and telegram before getting a full news report. My main current event interests are the Russia Ukraine War and other military oriented news. I get war updates from the Institute on the Study of War (ISW) and T̶h̶e̶ ̶S̶u̶n̶ Sky News (UK). On domestic issues of interest, once I see that the meme economy is high on something I’ll Google it, read some links and make an assessment on the overall.

  12. DW, France 24 English versions. I also watch out takes of several podcasts on YouTube including Breaking Points, Democracy Now, and some select stuff from the Daily Wire. I make sure I get perspective from both ends of the political spectrum with the understanding that no one covers events without a prism.

  13. I actually don’t have a primary. I go to a lot of different sources. It takes longer, but at least I can verify a bit. I especially try to find other nations news on the topic.

  14. I don’t have a primary news resource. I have several.

    I read the WSJ, the WaPo, and the NYT for news. I listen to NPR. If something’s breaking, there’s CNN’s website. I also read Foreign Affairs, the Economist, Bloomberg and a host of other news sources.

    But I also know that, while each tries to have some fealty to objective fact, they also have a perspective. They might not necessarily tell you what to think, but they sure as hell will tell you what to think about.

    What I avoid is cable news networks with their breathless sensationalism. Remember that at all times cable news networks are marketing to people with particular political point of view. It’s embedded in their business model.

    FoxNews is complete and unadulterated trash. The evidence surfacing in the Dominion Voting Systems trial is proof of that. Top to bottom, in e-mail after e-mail after text, the entire management of Fox News that Trump’s stolen election claims were complete and utter fantasy. But they kept flogging it because they didn’t want to lose viewership. That’s not opinion on my part but actually written in their own words.

    MSNBC and CNN are better, but that’s like saying a D- is better than an F.

  15. The weather channel.

    Or seeing a meme of something, then if I want to know more about it, check out a least a dozen different sources with various political slants since even YouTubers have less of a slant than most major news sources nowadays regardless of what the news was about. And try to look up any court case/the actual text of any bills or other documents mentioned.

  16. I like USA Today. Then, if I’m really interested in a subject, I’ll Google for more info

  17. We usually watch the NBC Nightly News. I find it interesting that nobody else seems to have even mentioned them yet!

  18. NY Times (print) and PBS (TV). I subscribe to 4 other newspapers and 4 (I think) magazines. Neither NYT or PBS are perfect but both do an admirable job and I feel like I have a better grasp of what is going on in the world after seeing their content. The subscriptions aren’t particularly cheap but they are cheaper than cable.

    I do make it a point to read content that challenges my worldview; National Review and WSJ probably being the most notable.

  20. My local NPR affiliate radio station, and then news aggregator apps (usually Microsoft Start or Google News). I tend to avoid the more blatantly biased outlets like Fox and HuffPost. Reuters, AP, and NY Times are pretty good.

  22. The Flip Side. It’s a email based news source. They’re usually late to the news, but they provide both a left and right view on the event along with an unbiased information at the top

  29. I usually use the AP or Reuters. I do enjoy Ground News as a news aggregate as they post loads of news stories amd show which publications are reporting/ignoring something. It usually shows significant bias by both sides for reporting on something that makes them look good/bad.

  30. I mostly rely on the BBC, WHYY (NPR affiliate in Philadelphia), and PBS Newshour. The news is meant to be boring background noise, and that’s how I treat it.

  32. Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution. I’m left of center, but I like to think WSJ keeps me grounded

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