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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:29 PM
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What is the best site to get news? Not commentary, news.
Thoughts?
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virgogal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:31 PM
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1. The good old Boston Globe does it for me---Boston.com eom
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:31 PM
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2. For me, it's the Jim Lehrer Newshour, on PBS...
Monday through Friday.
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:32 PM
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3. After DU? Reuters is o.k. AFP. British sites.
Edited on Thu Sep-17-09 07:37 PM by Hissyspit
Guardian UK. Independent UK.

All non-U.S. sources. Of course.
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abumbyanyothername Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:32 PM
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4. Generally I sort through the links
posted at DU.
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salguine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 07:41 PM
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5. CBC is good.
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The_Commonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:02 PM
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6. Google News
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Ozymanithrax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:30 PM
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7. Just the news doesn't exist anymore.
But I look for a story that has at least three sources. If I can find one from outside the country I feel tht the story is resonably accurate. But you have to make sure you are not just reading a copy of an AP story at three different places.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:32 PM
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8. news.google.com
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:33 PM
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9. I prefer a selection of sources
That is why I go to Google news.
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:42 PM
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10. Google has this new feature that seems kinda cool
http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/search?q=section:Headlines
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area51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 09:41 PM
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11. newsisfree.com
has various sources to pick from.


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