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What source do you get your political information from?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by nolimitnp, Sep 25, 2013.

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  1. nolimitnp

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    Really just curious. Which is most credible? Which tells mostly the truth to gain your trust, gaining the ability to tell an outright lie with no questions asked?

    I rarely post, but enjoy the discussion.

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    Disgusting really. The majority of people are watching/reading mainstream media and this is the crap they get.
     
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    If I want anything fair and balanced and completely TRUE, I only go to Fox News. There is this amazing man there named Bill and another man named Sean. They put these PowerPoint type of bullets on their show with all of this information that is the most factual around. It's fantastic.
     
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    Usually: PBS and Houston Chronicle

    The absolute worst: DailyKos, Huffpo, CNN, BBC, Guardian -- all are incredibly biased.
     
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    I find CNN full of fluff pieces rather than bias... MSNBC is clearly biased... and I know you wont admit it, Fox News is extremely biased.
     
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    Daily Show and Drudge
     
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    Plurality probably comes from NPR.
     
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    Clutchfans D&D.

    I've learned that Obama is bad, Zimmerman is a poor lost soul, and that Islam is evil.
     
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    Facebook, chain emails, and the Chronicle's comment section.
     
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    Drummer's mom
     
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    I don't know what's "disgusting" about any of this; especially since "we're" the ones publishing, editing and bankrolling every one of these versions. How many other countries in the global editions' readership; let alone not having the resources to publish this, don't even have the free press protections or journalistic and editorial mindset to put together these issues. An airport convenience store or the magazine rack at Barnes and Noble or college library has a better-rounded offering of publications than you'd find across most of the non-Western globe.
     
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    National Journal, Foreign Affairs, Congressional Quarterly Weekly, NPR, and CSPAN.

    For international political/econ news, I like Al Jazeera, Der Spiegel, Russia Today, Le Nouvel Obs, and various Asian journals.
     
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    The Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, Real Clear Politics, Drudge Report.

    A family member gave me his Time magazines for free. I would read about 10 pages of it then throw the magazine in the trash. Complete garbage.
     
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    AP, Drudge Report, various subs on Reddit, Guardian, etc.

    There are biases everywhere. Just have to be informed of both sides enough to spot the bull****.
     
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    NPR, BBC, and more recently Al Jazeera America. When I have the time Christian Science Monitor.

    Sometimes I'll keep a tab open on google news, and just investigate stories that interest me.

    Aside from that I'll monitor Fox, CNN, and MSNBC, but I don't often get anything new from those outlets, just trying to keep on top of what the mainstream media is doing.
     
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    giddy's Facebook friends
     
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    Time is just trying to sell more magazines so they choose a less controversial cover in the country where they sell the vast majority.

    People have a vast choice in where to get news now. Typically this will make them choose a source that will appease their own confirmation bias.

    I get my news from the group of old retired white guys in the coffee shop every morning at 5:30am.
     
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    Al Jazeera America?! :grin:
     
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    Why don't you watch it and give us all a report if you know so much about Fox News?
     
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    I don't read much news anymore, but when I do, I read blackhairmedia.
     
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