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Composed Thinker Donating Member (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 03:46 PM
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In your opinion, what is the best newspaper?
I'd probably have to go with The New York Times, and although I don't read them as much as I should, The Washington Post is good, as is The Wall Street Journal (not the editorial pages, though).
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RedSox02 Donating Member (804 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 03:56 PM
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1. Why do Conservatives
complain about the Bias of the New York Times? For crying out loud they have the Wall Street Journal which is in the top three in circulation right there with the NYT nationally and they have a Conservative editorial slant. I just don't understand why they claim it's wrong for the NYT to be "biased" yet I never hear them mention the Wall Street Journal.
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Composed Thinker Donating Member (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 04:03 PM
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4. If I am not mistaken,
The Journal actually has a higher circulation than The Times. The difference, though, is that The Times is a national newspaper, while The Journal is a business paper that does so some news coverage outside the business world. Even conservatives like William Kristol agree that The Times' coverage of the news is unmatched. The Times runs seven days per week, while The Journal only runs five. Because of all those reasons, The Times is arguably more influential on what is news. It's often a great source for all of those news programs. Think of how many times Tim Russert on "Meet the Press," when not dealing with a regional issue (i.e. Howard Dean's affect on Vermont), uses The Times.

This, I believe, creates a certain amount of jealousy in the journalism field.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 03:57 PM
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2. The Guardian
seems to be quoted a lot here. Especially with news that goes unreported here in the U.S.
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Composed Thinker Donating Member (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 04:04 PM
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5. The Guardian will be producing an American edition
And there's word Syndey Blumenthal might be editor-in-chief.
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dusty64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 05:14 PM
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6. Am looking forward to it.
I understand its going to be a weekly though.
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Lady Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 03:59 PM
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3. I can not give an aswer do to the fact...
that one of them may end up being my boss!
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tsipple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 05:17 PM
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7. One Vote for The Hartford Courant
Just a really great newspaper.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 06:00 PM
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13. message deleted, posted by mistake
Edited on Mon Aug-04-03 06:02 PM by WannaJumpMyScooter
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whoYaCallinAlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 05:26 PM
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8. Anther vote for the WSJ.
Yeah, like you, I ignore the op-eds.
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dragonquest8 Donating Member (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 05:30 PM
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9. deleted
Edited on Mon Aug-04-03 05:30 PM by dragonquest8
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 05:30 PM
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10. New York has great papers
The Times being tops. Great editorial page and great op-ed writers.

Newsday is underrated, it's my hometown newspaper and it's definately left of center in it's coverage.

The News has taken a hard right turn as of late, and the Posts only redeeming quality is it's sports section.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 05:41 PM
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11. NYTimes..Nationally ---St.Petersburg Times ..Locally
The St.Petersburg Times (Florida) has always been a wonderful left-leaning
paper in a state chock-full of right-wing rags.

They're one of the very few Newspapers that will come right out and call Bush an Idiot.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 05:50 PM
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12. "Weekly World News" Seriously, I find it to be a well-done parody...
of the jingoism. shallow topics, and junk science that fill "legitimate" US newspapers
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 06:18 PM
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14. The Guardian
I also like a local weekly here, The Boston Phoenix, which has some very good writing.
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 06:50 PM
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16. I like the Boston Phoenix also.
and the Village Voice in NYC.
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carpetbagger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-04-03 06:44 PM
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15. The Guardian (UK)
They report the news accurately and impartially. Kind of like the press or something.
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