Your "news" source?
 

Haven't had Directv for several years now, so what little TV news I do watch, I tend to tune in CBS in the am (for Charlie Rose)...follows the local news, PBS (i.e. BBC) and CR's in-depth interviews at night when someone interesting is on. Charlie seems to be a good 'ol small town NC guy that I can relate to, although I certainly realize he's part of a "huge media machine" regardless of which channel he's on. I do watch a bit of Fox when I visit my parents...don't care for it, and have never watched any of the typically quoted ultra-liberal (MSNBC) stations...EVER. I probably use this place (PPOT) more than anything else as I'm just not a "news junkie" (except when something exceptional is going on). Here I can even read Charlie's ideas before they go on the air....via Tabs :p. So...who/where do you guys/gals turn to for your info?

I still use a very analog thing called a newspaper. I know it is old fashioned and antique but it often has more detail on a story than the TV folks. The ads are super easy to ignore. The ads don't get in the way of the story and when we are done we can use them for many other purposes. They recycle easily as well.

Somewhere way back in time, I fell out of that habit...used to read the paper daily and will still read my parents' when visiting, but haven't subscribed to a paper in probably 15-20 years...can't remember exactly.

The WSJ and the web. i never watch TV news- in particular CBS. I owned an Audi.

Used to read the WSJ (some), and certainly use the web these days. I take 'em all with a big grain of salt, but tend to use CNN and CNBC web sites...which sites do you use?

I read the newspaper- Edmonton Journal daily and the Globe and Mail on Saturdays. I am retired and enjoy the news anywhere I can get it. We have newsworthy events like Rob Ford(he performs daily) and a separation party that wants to separate.

TV? I watch CBC. It's govt. owned and is like the BBC. I watch the broken Fox/CNN channel. The eye candy is better than the broken news though.

Of course this forum has more in depth coverage than tv. I actually spend more time on the comp. than watching tv now. Of course this forum has "reporters" worldwide.
Keep up the good work!:)G.

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economist, Google News aggregator, some blogs.

Don't watch TV news. Like NPR but no opportunity to listen.

NPR on the car radio in the am. ABC nightly news while eating dinner. We still use an TV antenna so no National Fox News for us. Obviously where I get my news has nothing to do with my political views. ;)

PPOT, with local stations for weather. The 24 hour news stations are trash.

Me too. I listen to NPR on the way to work and on the way home and often find myself saying, "aww bull*****" to the radio. It is pretty good for the basic "news of what's going on", though. I also read my local paper every day. No TV news at all. I can't stand it.

For the most part I think TV news is dead. They got so consumed with sensationalism and pre-fabbed content they forgot about journalism. Many newspapers fell to the same causes with grossly biased reporting and pre-fabbed content from the mother ship.

I occasionally watch BBC or PBS news. Most of my news content comes from the net where I can dig more deeply into a subject of interest. For my money, most network news, Fox, MSNBC, Huffpo and other sharply biased media voices are worse than useless.

As far as national news in the morning, CBS (mainly for Norah O'Donnell.) Charlie Rose is good and seems non-biased (last of a dying breed.) Nightly news is a no-go.

I read the newspaper mainly for the obits. Our local paper is part of a media conglomerate so the paper mirrors the tv newscasts. Local TV news is usually the one with the prettiest weather-bunny.

Anything I need current I get on the web (Stock ticker, national/international news) and is usually BBC or Google news.

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I try to check WSJ.com, CNN.com, watch the NBC Nightly News & listen to NPR every day. Plus the Website of the Plain Dealer, our local "newspaper". I listen to NPR exclusively both ways on my 45-minute commute.

Local news for local news & weather. CNN for sanitized news. Fox News for short bursts until I can't stand the bias any longer. PBS News Hour for a bit more in depth on major events. BBC for ideas about what's happening in other parts of the world & slightly different slant. It's interesting to see how the 24 hr. news stations promote their biased view points by what they come out an say or what they just don't say. Obviously I don't watch all of that from beginning to end every day. I also watch Pawn Stars.

My wife and I had this discussion.
Her: "Why don't we watch the news, don't you want to be informed?"
Me: "Yes I would like to be informed but the news on TV is just hyped crap about celebrities."

I get most my news off the internet, I enjoy reading a newspaper but who has the time?

I could not have said it better myself. I listen to our local public radio station for NPR, BBC World News, Diane Rehm, and Terry Gross. I go to the CNN web site if I want pictures. If I've stepped in some PARF I watch a little MSNBC to get the smell off.

FIFY....

Journalists just journal.

I try to avoid the news, at least the TV news. I mostly use BBC News - Home if I want to look at some news.

Well said!

I get my news from Fox News by reading the thread titles in PARF.

From here.

Twitter and PPOT

NPR on the radio. NY Times, CNN, Chicago Sun Times, MSN and others on the Web.

I do enjoy reading newspapers if I'm traveling: WSJ, USA Today and the local city papers.

Wait, wait, dont tell me. on NPR.

heeeeeerrrrressss peeeeetttteer sagal!

This is why TV news sucks.

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I watch bits of CNN and Fox until I have to change the channel - they are equally bad. A plane crashed in the Indian Ocean (maybe...), three weeks later it is still "Breaking News!".

I like BBC for what is happening in the rest of the world.

Haha me too

Being originally from the UK I am surprised that quite a few Americans watch BBC.
Now BBC like our CBC is government owned and run and therefore paid for by the taxpayer.

So here is the contradiction. It appears that so many Americans dislike government but some do seem to like the BBC and I would think that it seems to be the objectivity that is appreciated? Having a private station like CNN they seem to do whatever it takes to get ratings up and viewer numbers up.

Just an observation.....G:)

That makes two of us.... what a hatchet job 60 Minutes did on us Audi owners.

I am old school I guess. I get my news fix from newspapers and NPR, the only TV news I watch is for local weather reports mainly.

Here..

They're not against big government, they're against taxes and big government in the US. They are more than happy to freeload off of someone else. I listen to BBC World News and NPR because of the variety of world news they report, not necessarily because of their objectivity. US news outlets report on one or two big events a day and run their story over and over.

Same reason I like PPOT as a news source....to get different perspectives (some which aren't US centric). Back when I had DirecTV and a "news event" happened, I'd switch between CNN, Fox, BBC, and even an Al Jazeera station if it was "over there" (or their web sites). All of them have their biases and agendas, and I fully realize that...I assimilate the info and form my own opinion accordingly.

Multiple sources...this way, I can listen and hear/read opinions which don't match or validate my own....this is a wonderful path to growth.

BBC on the tube & NPR in the car. ALL cable/network news shows are dog and pony shows.

PPOT and NPR is often on for background noise....

Whenever I'm in the car I listen to NPR. I don't agree with their agenda but it's easy to calibrate for their bias and they don't shout. I hate talk radio because of the shrillness. I read CNN and the two local papers on the Internet and sometimes the free version of the WSJ. Most days I also read Realclearpolitics.com. For the most part anything important gets reported quickly and accurately here.

My news sources:
I still rely mostly on newspapers and I subscribe to 2 different papers. Cable and on-line news seems to far more concerned about speed than accuracy or putting events in context, and with newspapers I can read them when I want, and focus on what I am interested in.

During my rather long commute, I typically listen to WNYC in the morning (BBC & NPR news programs) and WBGO in the evening.

I miss having the time to read TIME or US News & Word Report. I read a copy of TIME a few months back in a doctor's waiting room and was extremely impressed with the quality of the writing and in-depth reporting. (Darwinism in print journalism?)

Unfortunately a lot of my "reading time" is spent reviewing technical journals.

The complete list:
Regional newspaper: Newark Star-Ledger
Local newspaper: Morris County Daily Record
TV: NBC, CNN, News 12 NJ
Radio: WBGO news, WNYC news (BBC & NPR)
On-line: Aljazeera, and not the "Aljazeera America" (the international one is much better at international news & sport than US-based services)
Other: ESPN Sports Center, The Daily Show, The Onion, Pelican Parts off-topic forum, CBS Sports on-line,

Automotive news: Top Gear (UK), Car and Driver, Road & Track

New York Times, which remains excellent, Los Angeles Times, which is decidedly less so. There is far too much important stuff going on for TV to be able to much more than gloss over the big stories, though BBC does a pretty good job of trying.