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The media is inherently biased, so I go with Colbert and Stewart to get opposing views on issues.
 
NYT and WSJ for a pleasant balance.
 
WSJ and Bloomberg mostly... but I also try to read the NY Times and Reuters
 
Yahoo News, NY Times, Yahoo Sports, and ESPN.
 
Yahoo, NYT, WSJ.
 
Politico for anything political
CNN for my daily news
NY Times on my iPhone
Tidbits from AOL and Yahoo when I happen to be browsing those site

redsquareblack said:
You're joking, right? Sarcasm is sometimes difficult to detect on the nets.
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I don't get that either. Both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are left leaning, although Colbert is more towards the moderate end of the spectrum. Don't get me wrong, I love both shows, but I don't get the point trying to be made here.
 
Drudgereport, CNN, Foxnews, Politico, Realclearpolitics, MSN

Drudge is my favorite of the bunch though just because most of the stories aggregated by him are interesting & practically every news agency is tuned to his site for breaking stories.
 
Google news. I can get the same story from multiple sources easily to compare.

I usually find myself reading the links from the NY Times, WSJ, Washington Post, and BBC though.

But I also read the Huffington Post to satisfy the raging liberal inside me.
 
Beware of Fox News guys! Obama says it's not real news, only a perspective. Whew! I'm so glad he warned me.


Guess I'll turn on real 100% non-bias news like Keith Olberman and Chris Mathews LOL! :laugh:
 
I all seriousness, even though I lean to the right, I watch Fox/MSNBC/CNN to get all the different view points.

You can't simply watch right wing based news or vice versa and expect to have all the sides of an issue.
 
I also lean to the right, but I watch CNN because they are the worst at disguising their bias.
 
The daily show and digg.com
 
DirtyJustice said:
Seriously? Have you seen Fox? Hannity? Glenn Beck?
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Hannity and Beck are political commentators. Its their job to give their biased opinions. I don't give a F#*$ about opinions, I just want to know what is going on in the world.
 
DirtyJustice said:
Seriously? Have you seen Fox? Hannity? Glenn Beck?
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Are you serious, have you heard of something called political commentary shows? The same reason I don't complain about Olberman and Maddow when I talk about MSNBC but rather Norah O'Donell and for CNN Don Lemon.

guyski79 said:
Yeah, at least MSNBC doesn't try to brand themselves as unbiased.

Fox News: "Fair and Balanced" 😆
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Fox News isn't nearly as bad as MSNBC or CNN especially when you are watching the news portions (Baier, Shep Smith...) not the commentary (O'Reilly, Hannity, Beck).
 
I'm another fan of The Daily Show and Colbert Report. There is some news tucked away in them. 🙂

And cnn.com and the metro.
 
what, no one for NPR?
NPR and PRI for me when im driving..
and democracy now! i find it to be the least biased 🙂
 
musafirah said:
what, no one for NPR?
NPR and PRI for me when im driving..
and democracy now! i find it to be the least biased 🙂
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amy goodman >> o'reilly + hannity + beck

charlie rose >>>>>>>> o'reilly + hannity + beck
 
BBC... I love to get international perspectives and news..

NPR ... when commuting

PBS News Hour for REAL, INTELLIGENT, NON-PATRONIZING NEWS...

For entertainment value, Olbermann on the left; Savage on the right..
 
guyski79 said:
Really?

(Try to ignore that this link comes from the Huffington Post. The actual video is from Fox News.)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/...us-fo_n_327140.html?slidenumber=7#slide_image
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You're right, but I'd still contend Fox News isn't as bad as MSNBC or CNN.
http://www.tinyurl.com/yhkg7vs
MSNBC
http://tinyurl.com/ylfyc42
CNN
(Try to ignore that the links comes from Newsbusters. The actual content is from MSNBC and CNN.)


BTW lets not forget the classy way CNN (Rick Sanchez aka DWI Murderer) and MSNBC (Schuster) posted fictitious and unsubstantiated quotes attributed to Limbaugh with out fact checking them first. Also, if you need to see any bias just take a look at the Acorn scandal coverage.
 
Kramerica said:
You're right, but I'd still contend Fox News isn't as bad as MSNBC or CNN.
http://www.tinyurl.com/yhkg7vs
MSNBC
http://tinyurl.com/ylfyc42
CNN
(Try to ignore that the links comes from Newsbusters. The actual content is from MSNBC and CNN.)


BTW lets not forget the classy way CNN (Rick Sanchez aka DWI Murderer) and MSNBC (Schuster) posted fictitious and unsubstantiated quotes attributed to Limbaugh with out fact checking them first. Also, if you need to see any bias just take a look at the Acorn scandal coverage.
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Agreed, CNN and MSNBC slant to the left, Fox slants to the right.

I'm not trying to say that CNN or MSNBC are any more objective or credible than Fox.

The difference, however, is in how the networks try to brand themselves.

Fox News' trademark slogan of "Fair and Balanced" is laughable. That's all I'm saying.
 
guyski79 said:
Agreed, CNN and MSNBC slant to the left, Fox slants to the right.

I'm not trying to say that CNN or MSNBC are any more objective or credible than Fox.

The difference, however, is in how the networks try to brand themselves.

Fox News' trademark slogan of "Fair and Balanced" laughable. That's all I'm saying.
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Yeah, they are all slanted and its unfortunate that there isn't an objective cable news station.

Though regarding the Fox slogan, I don't think CNN or MSNBC advertise or have a slogan proclaiming their left wing slant. I mean CNN says its the "Most Trusted Name in News" and MSNBC "America's Fastest Growing News Channel." Obviously MSNBC is not the fastest growing because Fox is, and if CNN were the most trusted it would have more viewers than Fox.
 
Kramerica said:
Yeah, they are all slanted and its unfortunate that there isn't an objective cable news station.

Though regarding the Fox slogan, I don't think CNN or MSNBC advertise or have a slogan proclaiming their left wing slant. I mean CNN says its the "Most Trusted Name in News" and MSNBC "America's Fastest Growing News Channel." Obviously MSNBC is not the fastest growing because Fox is, and if CNN were the most trusted it would have more viewers than Fox.
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Even if CNN was the most trusted, assuming that everyone would watch, that would assume that everyone is rational. The Econ major in me says this is true. However, experience tells me differently.
 
DirtyJustice said:
Even if CNN was the most trusted, assuming that everyone would watch, that would assume that everyone is rational. The Econ major in me says this is true. However, experience tells me differently.
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You're right, I should have known better than trying to use that weak rational. People will watch what's most entertaining regardless of the truth. Though, I think the point is that all the major cable news networks are biased and I wouldn't shoot down Fox without turning the same glance to CNN and MSNBC.
 
In all honesty, I think cable people have to be biased. They have to have something special about them (like us as premeds!).

The more I think about it, local news (albeit incredibly boring) is pretty much unbiased. I am talking like the 10pm Local Action news or whatever catchy name they try and give it.
 
Kramerica said:
Yeah, they are all slanted and its unfortunate that there isn't an objective cable news station.

Though regarding the Fox slogan, I don't think CNN or MSNBC advertise or have a slogan proclaiming their left wing slant. I mean CNN says its the "Most Trusted Name in News" and MSNBC "America's Fastest Growing News Channel." Obviously MSNBC is not the fastest growing because Fox is, and if CNN were the most trusted it would have more viewers than Fox.
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I think CNN can make a claim to being the "Most Trusted Name in News" by the simple fact that they were the first 24-hourcable news station.

Of course MSNBC and CNN aren't going to have slogans like "CNN: A Shameless Left-Wing Rag." But like I said, at least they're not trying to brand themselves as something they're not, which can't be said for Fox.
 
rachel maddow show, TIME magazine, CNN reporter michael ware, and...

BILL MAHER
 
PBS and NPR are pretty good sources. Its nice knowing they can't be swayed by corporations.

Most of my news I get from FARK.com.
Good site. All the readers submit any random/amusing/breaking news stories they find on other sites, so you never miss anything important. Likewise, next to every news link is a comments page that usually goes into the hundreds. Now days I can't stand reading or hearing a story and not seeing what everyone else thinks about it.
When I heard "Balloon boy lost in Colorado!!" I immediatly went to Fark and read the stories comments. After 50 or so people posted, a physics professor posted specifying the lifting quality of helium and used the CNN released dimensions on the balloon... he proved on the spot that the balloon could not reach those altitudes if the kid was actually in it. Everyone on Fark knew it was a hoax half a day before it was confirmed:laugh:
 
I barely ever read the news, I just read anything that catches my eye on Yahoo. I would have to say the the New York Times is the best though. I can't stand biased TV news, so I normally don't bother with those at all.
 
Lacipart said:
PBS and NPR are pretty good sources. Its nice knowing they can't be swayed by corporations.

Most of my news I get from FARK.com.
Good site. All the readers submit any random/amusing/breaking news stories they find on other sites, so you never miss anything important. Likewise, next to every news link is a comments page that usually goes into the hundreds. Now days I can't stand reading or hearing a story and not seeing what everyone else thinks about it.
When I heard "Balloon boy lost in Colorado!!" I immediatly went to Fark and read the stories comments. After 50 or so people posted, a physics professor posted specifying the lifting quality of helium and used the CNN released dimensions on the balloon... he proved on the spot that the balloon could not reach those altitudes if the kid was actually in it. Everyone on Fark knew it was a hoax half a day before it was confirmed:laugh:
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Oh, man - How did I forget about Fark? I love that site.
 
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