Californians--what newspapers do you read AND trust...

[bliss_eternal]

if any?

Personally, the LA Times seems hit or miss to me. I could be wrong about them.

I've become quite fond of the LA Weekly. Any paper that creates a survival guide for the next four years, and has been critical of Gov. Full of Himself is alright with me.

What about everyone else? What are the decent papers in your communities/cities?

Looking forward to your responses!

Bliss:)

[bobweaver]

1. CityBeat and Zengers are best in San Diego. Reader is bland, U-T is GOP.

[autorank]

2. Sacramento Bee...a real Democrat newspaper.

[alexisfree]

8. sac bee!

[autorank]

9. I was born in Sacramento!!!

[democracyindanger]

3. Not a CA paper, but the Christian Science Monitor

is one of the last, truly objective newspapers around.

[Sequoia]

17. Yes, my college Journalism teacher told us that too

and we'd use it as a base to do our stories.

[EFerrari]

4. LA Weekly (when I was in Sta Monica) SF Bay Guardian now

that we're up north.

www.sfbg.org

But, I watch the SFChron, WP and NYT. Just to keep track of the daily spin.

[davidinalameda]

5. I surf sfgate.com

it's the SF Chron on line edition

I read the LA Times and Sac Bee on line as well

[yorkiemommie1]

6. i trust the LA Times somewhat

and my local paper, the Daily Breeze, hardly at all, though I have to read it for the local news.


shall try LA weekly!

[bliss_eternal]

10. I know, the Daily Breeze frequently gets on my nerves--

as does the Beach Reporter. But I hold the Daily Breeze to higher standards than the Beach Reporter. Like you, I sometimes read it for local issues.

You can find LA Weekly at some newstands, in it's own newspaper stand. I usually pick it up at the Torrance Library. Every branch of the library usually has it on a front table--it's a freebie!

:hi:

[LosAngelesDemocrat]

7. It may be more productive to pay attention to each writer

Instead of providing a blank check to a particular paper, it may be more important and effective to profile the journalist writing the articles. Then after getting to know the writer from his articles, contacting him/her directly to develop a relationship repeating the same thing with other writers in their office. Then determining the office politics. Figuring who the freelancers are that jump from paper to paper. Then it's not a matter of trusting them to write a article that articulates what you believe, but trusting them to be consistent with what kind of person you know them to be. Then you'll realize that there is more said with what is not printed than with what is printed. It'll also surprise you how opinionated many of them are - though usually it's to bait you into giving more information.

[theoceansnerves]

11. fullerton observer

tiny enclave of progressivism in wingnut orange county. (the oc weekly is good too.)

[Liberty Belle]

12. The East County Californian just got better, because...

I'm writing for it! The new editor and publisher are liberals.
My first piece is a front-page story on Social Security.

Wooo hooo!

[beltanefauve]

13. The Bee

Except that I don't live in Sac. The SF Chron is A JOKE and a complete sellout. Mark Sandalow, reporter from their Washington bureau is the worst low-level Bush cheerleader slime there is. And this is supposedly a "liberal" paper. Sorry to say, I get most of my news online from various national and worldwide sources these days.

[umtalal]

16. I agree the Bee is an excellent paper.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

14. San Francisco Bay Guardian...

it is a local weekly paper but covers statewide/nationwide issues.

That is the only paper I read and trust.

[umtalal]

15. Believe it there is an Orange County Weekly. It is a good paper.