Decent news sources?

[jeffg]

Now that the LA Times, NY Times, SF Chronicle etc have been converted into Neocon mouthpieces, and most other U.S. news sources (CNN, USA Today etc) are nothing more than alternate versions of Entertainment Tonight, what online news do you read?

I'm looking for traditional liberal, headline news, not blogs like the Daily Kos. Thanks.

 

[panthera]

BBC, Der Spiegel

Jeff, BBC is a decent choice. I like the German magazine Der Spiegel, too.

 

[jeffg]

Thanks much Keven. BBC is already in my daily news list, I'll check out Der Spiegel as well. It's so ironic, we now have to rely on foreign news sources to get honest information about our own country. At least we still have a few good local news outlets here in the Bay Area: Santa Cruz, Berkeley etc have some excellent newspapers.

 

[charbee]

There's a site called "The Raw Story" that I like.

http://rawstory.com/

and also, although it's not necessarily "headline" news, there's a relatively new site called "Pro Publica" (tagline "journalism in the public interest") that I like, as well:

Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

www.propublica.org

And finally, there's "The Daily Beast"...kinda cheezy, but still a good daily summary.

The Daily Beast

A smart, speedy take on breaking news and opinion in politics, media, entertainment, and more.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[maytagbear]

Even though they are

not what they used to be, I still (mostly) trust NPR and PBS.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[MikeS]

Try The Guardian

The Guardian is a very good newspaper; this UK stalwart devotes an entire section to US news, and its commentators are more open minded (and intelligent) than what passes for opinion here in the States. Worth checking out.

Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

www.guardian.co.uk

 

[frigilux]

I'm an NPR "News & Information Station" listener. It's on, very quietly, all day at work, and it's on in the car and at home. I really enjoy the longer, in-depth interviews and story coverage.

 

[rickr]

I love NPR also. It is on all day,every day in my office at work. I have a vintage tube type Grundig Majestic radio there that is always tuned to NPR.

 

[kenwashesmonday]

Watch the "News Hour" with Jim Lehrer on your local PBS station.

Ken

 

[jeffg]

Thanks all. The News Hour was actual news when Robert McNeil was there. Now it's little more than Republican propaganda.

..."stenographers to power" with a pro-establishment bias.[2] In October 2006, a study by the left-oriented media analysis group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) accused The NewsHour of lacking balance, diversity, and viewpoints of the general public, in favor of Republican and corporate viewpoints.[3] FAIR studied NewsHour's guest list for the 6 months October 2005 to March 2006. Republicans outnumbered Democrats 2:1 (66% to 33%). People of color made up only 15% of US sources. Alberto Gonzales accounted for 30% of Latino sources, while Condoleezza Rice accounted for 13% of African-American sources. Hurricane Katrina victims were 46% of all African-American sources. On Iraq, "stay the course" sources outnumbered pro-withdrawal sources 5:1 (this ratio continued even after polls favored a withdrawal from Iraq). Not a single peace activist appeared. Public interest groups were 4% of sources. Current and former government and military officials were 50% of sources."

PBS News Hour - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[perc-o-prince]

what online news do you read

Where else would you go for your news (link)?

Chuck

http://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/PINK_INDEX/SANDBOX_Pink-Index.htm

 

[jeffg]

That's why I posted the question. Nearly all of the formerly reliable news outlets I've used over the years have fallen victim to the Fourth Reich in the U.S. Even formerly reliable and respected sources like AP, Reuters, the Washington Post, L.A. Times etc -- now every day, the exact same dozen stories are "covered" with the exact same, horribly narrow, Neocon spin. This coverage is a mile wide, an inch deep, and almost always completely (and intentionally) misleading.

But to answer your question, my daily news sites include the Boston Globe, Slate, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Mother Jones, American Prospect, Daily Planet (Berkeley), Media Matters, Air America, and some foreign sources (the Independent, Guardian and BBC).

 

[spankomatic]

I watch or read the least amount of news as posssible. Just enough to know the basics. Amazing how it changes your life...
I turned cable off too!

 

[kenmoreforever]

The.ONION.COM LOL

 

[spankomatic]

The Onion.com YES!