Where I get my news-where do you get yours?

[trof]

Ok, I'm a junkie. Ever since the 2000 whatever-you-want-to-call-it.
Here's where I'm getting as close to "fair & balanced" as I think you can get in the U.S.
With my first cup:
Google news
Christian Science Monitor-online
Buzzflash-headlines are always left-slanted, but refers you to major papers, etc.
LBN here
The toob:
6 a.m. c-span Washington Journal
7 a.m. check opening news on the Today Show.
Usually back to c-span, depending on what's happening where.
CNN off and on during the day.
c-span if there's something of interest on. Watching the house of representatives in session is like watching paint dry.
Don't get c-span 2 or 3.

Evening toob:
5 p.m. local news
5:30 ABC Peter Jennings. Used to watch Rather on CBS, but recently (thanks to DU) found Jennings MUCH more to my liking.
6 p.m. PBS Jim Lehrer New Hour.
6:30 cut to other PBS channel - state news and discussion if there's something of interest. Many times News Hour has something on too good to leave. They are now listing KIAs at the end of each program. I think they're all KIAs, whether "combat related" or not. If they weren't there, they'd still be alive.

I read our twice weekly local paper for strictly hometown-county news.
Take the Sunday Mobile Register (conservative, but not too wing-nut) for state happenings.

So...what do you do?
Any suggestions?
Don't get BBC, just BBC U.S.
Thanks.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

1. TV News is 100% Crap

Why bother? Have you ever read a transcript of a TV news program? It's usually one and a half paragraph.

TV news isn't news, it's entertainment. If you want to get news you need to either read a decent newspaper (there are plenty) or online sites that actually have reporters instead of just re-writing AP releases.

The political talk shows and roundtables are even worse - they talk about everything except the issue at hand. They are good at it, it's pure entertainment, they yell at each other. It's juvenile.

They call TV the Idiot Box - why do you think that is?

On edit: I admit, CSPAN can be very good at times. CNN/FOX/ABC/CBS/NBC - 100% Pure BS

[kayell]

2. Similar

I never used to be a news junkie, but the 2000 selection turned me into one. I regularly read the UK Guardian online - usually every day. Check various foreign news sources to get the different perspectives. I look at the CBC website frequently, BBC, Sydney Morning Herald. I also use Google and the Yahoo advanced news search to keep an eye on stories coming in from a variety of sources. I watch c-span online and sometimes the UK parliament if somebody here reports that it is entertaining. I rely a lot on LBN, and then see if I can find more on the story. I think that it is worth looking at the mainstream tv, in order to know what most people are seeing. It gives me a lot of hope that they are finally starting to report the wrong doings of BushCo.

[SoCalDem]

3. I use

www.newslink.org
www.capitolstrategy.com
www.nathannewman.org

[Jekl]

4. My stuff

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com

http://www.rense.com

I read my morning newspaper.

Dont watch any news on TV, not worth my time

[supernova]

5. My list

International:
BBC World News (through my local PBS station)
BBC Website during the day
Guardian Unlimited
If I have time: Duetche Welle, France 2

National
ABC World News
Dan Rather on CBS only
Washington Post
Washington Monthly
Was at least browsing NYTimes, but I dunno now....

PBS
Newshour
Frontline
NOW with Bill Moyers
Some local programming.