What is your go-to free online news source?
 

i just know about Google News so I am wondering what else is out there. Yahoo News is a joke as it is mainly gossip. Where do you go to stay informed?

Drudge

nice clean interface.

I also use Drudge. You can ignore all the hyperbole (or not some of it is good) and get a direct link to almost every news source on the planet. From the Bangkok Post to the Sydney Morning Herald to France 24, Reuters, AP, WSJ, NYT, far left far right and moderate sources of news and opinion. Even some weird ones like North Korean News.

I also use google news but they're pretty bad IMO.....very US gossipy focus how much Miley Cyrus/Kobe Bryant/Kim Kardashian can one take......

Fark

Maybe not all the news, but some pretty good content.

The Onion

Drudge and BBC

I like the aggregators. Flipboard, Zite etc.

You can custom content, sources, interests.

Everything I need to know is on PARF.

tellmewhatIwanttohear.net

Pelican Parts OT. Frequently more up to date and better expert opinions. Mainstream news sources are crap.

BBC News World. It has no peer for world news.

Ian

BBC is my first stop. NPR and Christian Science Monitor are good sources too.

I get a morning digest from Quartz (QZ.com) and one from CNBC's Squawk Box, then I record all 3 hrs of Squawk M-F and watch what I can. All the news I need., no BS.

BBC and NPR.

BBC and CNN.

Am I being naive?

Wait wait don't tell me.

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LOL! Yes! That's a great news source. And they quiz people on their knowledge!

BBC is about the only real news site left. Everything else has turned to tabloid or fluff. Even CNN seems to be stinking up the screen lately.

BBC and NPR

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Interestingly, during incidents such as the Boston Bombings, or the Paris attacks, the info on Pelican was significantly ahead on MSM in Australia. In those situations, Pelican Off Topic takes the role of an aggregator news service.

BBC, CNN, San Diego UT for local news, and Huff Post for laughs. Agree that Pelican OT can be pretty informative as well.

try al jazeera not bad

Google News

I don't follow world news for the same reason I don't visit PARF, There is very little uplifting news or attitudes in either. I don't need to be up to date on the latest developments of a French shootout, or another Asian jetliner going down. Honestly, I had no idea either had happened until I saw a post on this forum about each. I'm just not a newshound.

BBC and NPR. Recently gave up on CNN as I hate scrolling news and their new format. not to mention it is starting to look like People magazine.

This. And I take whatever headline Drudge states with a grain of salt (i.e. read the actual article).

Google News on occasion. I mostly prefer science news.

I agree, and CNN's not so subtle editorializing is sounding more like Fox all the time. I was watching last night and they announced, "Shocking developments from ......"
Just tell me what happened. I'll decide whether it is shocking or not.

NPR.

Locally, hartfordbusinessjournal.com

only one good source for news: The Onion - America's Finest News Source


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I'll bet Ted Turner is not happy with what became of his creation.

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They just changed their mobile version and it sucks now. Very slow to load and seems unstable on my iPhone 4S.

I read Fox News, USA Today, BBC (and CNN until a few days ago).