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BlackDog 10:26 AM 07-03-2010
What is your preferred location on the internet for real news? I'm becoming increasingly disappointed in my current source; too much "Miley Cyrus this, and Paris Hilton that," and not enough real news. I want to know what is going on in the world, not the latest Hollywood gossip. I don't even particularly care what the "political slant" is, so long as there is good hard news.

Please don't let your comments degrade into "my news source is better than your news source" like we had a few days ago. We're better than that. :-)
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pnoon 10:33 AM 07-03-2010
Originally Posted by BlackDog:
What is your preferred location on the internet for real news? I'm becoming increasingly disappointed in my current source; too much "Miley Cyrus this, and Paris Hilton that," and not enough real news. I want to know what is going on in the world, not the latest Hollywood gossip. I don't even particularly care what the "political slant" is, so long as there is good hard news.

Please don't let your comments degrade into "my news source is better than your news source" like we had a few days ago. We're better than that. :-)
Nothing personal here Warren and I understand your intent. But the thread, by its nature, is near the edge. As long as folks play nice, it should be fine.
This will be watched closely and shut down if necessary.
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BlackDog 10:36 AM 07-03-2010
Agreed. If you think thnk it better, just kill it now. I don't want to be the source of any dischord.
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pnoon 10:38 AM 07-03-2010
Originally Posted by BlackDog:
Agreed. If you think thnk it better, just kill it now. I don't want to be the source of any dischord.
No worries. I am willing to give it a go.

To your point, I don't like any of the news sources. Too much fluff and tabloid $hit and the rest is biased one way or the other.
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Brutus2600 10:55 AM 07-03-2010
While every news source out there is biased and definitely has an agenda, I've enjoyed cnn.com for years as my daily source of keeping up with what's going on. The U.S. site has some world news, U.S. news, and yes, some of that annoying entertainment news, but what I like is the CNN International site. It has news stories from around the world that aren't normally posted on the main page. CNNMoney has good financial news as well.

Just my :-)
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Lear31MX 11:15 AM 07-03-2010
Can't say I have a favorite on-line news source, but I do prefur on-line news to the TV news channels, just for the simple fact I can pick and chose which one I read. And there is only one local news paper where I live and I hate the way they report the news.
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Tenor CS 11:18 AM 07-03-2010
On TV, I find that BBC America reports almost 100% "this is stuff that is happening in the world" and almost 0% Hollywood gossip/sex scandals.
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awsmith4 11:21 AM 07-03-2010
The one I read the most is WSB TV.com

It is the one of the local Atlanta stations, it has my local news and national news with very little political slant. They have a very easy to use mobile site as well.
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SaltyMcGee 11:32 AM 07-03-2010
Google News. Compiles several sources and perspectives on each story. Let's you choose for yourself.
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lightning9191 11:42 AM 07-03-2010
cnn.com has really gone downhill and reports all sorts of nonsense. I enjoy reading both www.nytimes.com and www.wsj.com . They seem to slant in opposite directions, so I feel I'm getting a more objective view on the world.
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massphatness 11:50 AM 07-03-2010
I get all my news from Cigar Asylum - it's all that really matters. :-)
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elderboy02 11:57 AM 07-03-2010
Fox News :-)
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Rabidsquirrel 12:06 PM 07-03-2010
Digg.com

It used to be better for tech stuff, but now it's more 'general' stuff.

I dislike any TV news. I generally read about anything important on the internet days to weeks before it shows up in a newspaper or on the evening news.
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T.G 12:20 PM 07-03-2010
The Onion.
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timj219 12:29 PM 07-03-2010
Refdesk
It's not a news source itself although it carries a small "headline news" section. Refdesk is a reference page and has links to a couple hundred news sources among other things. Online news, magazines, TV news, american and international newspaper websites. Its an easy way to get multiple views on the news. And it's got links to thousands of other sites. Well worth a look IMO.
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CigarNut 12:42 PM 07-03-2010
I like NPR.
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madwilliamflint 12:57 PM 07-03-2010
drudge
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forgop 12:59 PM 07-03-2010
I like completely objective sources like Huffington Post, Keith Olbermann, and Rachel Maddow. :-)
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mithrilG60 01:03 PM 07-03-2010
Globe & Mail
BBC
CBC
GoogleNews Aggregate

For a mix of national (CDN) and international news. There are a couple feeds I read for local news too, but they won't have much relevance here.
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shilala 02:19 PM 07-03-2010
The little news I get, I get from the feed on my google homepage and from here.
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