PretzelWarrior
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Wed Jul-22-09 05:56 PM
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You tell me which news sites you trust. run down of online news source headlines today |
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specifically accessed by me in the past 20 minutes:
CNN.com'S latest news on front page:
Obama's health care experience to mirror 1994? Cafferty: Obama risking media overexposure? David Gergen: A steep climb for Obama Obama jeans vs. Naked Cowboy briefs Ticker: Clinton to run for president again? Obama, al-Maliki cautiously optimistic
MSNBC.com front page
Obama: Health reform essential to economy Sorting out health care plan scare tactics Obama blocks request for logs of health talks Newsweek: Romney on how to fix health care Newsweek: Daxchle on health care reform
FoxNews.com
After they have a picture and comment from Olympics 1996 bomber where he says Al Queda shouldn't end up in SuperMax prisons..(WTF? putting up lead stories from domestic terrorists?)
Key GOP Senator Quits Health Talks Obama's Rx for Disaster? Business Groups Weigh In Obama: Americans Want Health Reform Now
ABC News.com
Obama's Health Care Push Goes Prime Time
CBS News.com
Obama: Still "Tough days Ahead" in Iraq Obama: Health Care Reform Tied to Controlling Deficit Pelosi: Health Care Bill has Votes to Pass
Google News Feed of health care articles
Obama: Americans Counting on Congress to Pass Health Care--Foxnews.com Obama: Health reform crucial to rebuilding economy--Reuters Analysis: Obama missteps confuse health overhaul--Washington Post Doc shortages to deficits: Reform reality check--MSNBC.com
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Wed Jul-22-09 05:59 PM
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1. I trust none,so check several and figure maybe I can find some |
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Wed Jul-22-09 06:02 PM
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2. I don't understand how any of you can even watch those outlets. |
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I'm finally relying mostly on indy media and they're usually days ahead and no where near the spin. :shrug:
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Wed Jul-22-09 06:20 PM
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3. I don't watch TV, but I do see a lot of crap headlines in my google news results |
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I think some mainstream info is vital. Little indy media outfits just don't have the ability to cover a range of issues like CBS News or AP or Reuters.
I am trying hard to always be open to a large segmant of news sources and look for spin or contradictions...trying to inform myself and look past bias and agenda.
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Wed Jul-22-09 06:49 PM
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4. What I've found myself doing is going to smaller, niche outlets. |
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Edited on Wed Jul-22-09 06:50 PM by EFerrari
Democracy Now can be streamed. I believe Laura Flanders' reports on GritTV can also be watched on line. So can Moyers. And there are other small outlets that are available on line for issue reporting -- for the Middle East (Mosaic/LinkTV) GayUSA (FreeSpeechTV). others, for Native American issues, and still more for the economy, environment, foreign relations. It's sure different than just turning on CNN but the reporting is much better.
After watching these smaller productions, CNN et all are pretty much unwatchable for me. A lot of noise and not so much news at all. If they were just opposing viewpoints, that would be one thing. But they're corporate entertainment in news drag. I'd rather watch these smaller shows with their quieter sets and get information but, that's just mo.
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