Both threads have produced additional sources that may be worth your vote. I’ve also included the bottom group from that first poll, in terms of number of Voters, to be sure they have a reasonable chance.
Poll on the way. Still Anonymous and Multiple Choice. Please limit your votes to those sites you do actually visit with any frequency.
No replies yet, but 4 voters. Perhaps the people who suggested these sources have yet to see this thread. Otherwise, they were afterthoughts or something.
New York Times website. Check it about once every two days. (And, check cnn.com maybe once every three weeks.)
Often I’ll end up at some other site – such as my town’s daily paper’s site – if I Google some search words to find out about some specific recent event.
Remember - No picture for Where do you get your online news? is “complete” without When do you get your news?
With the news, it’s not simply a question of where; it’s a question of where and when:
Here’s an early sort of how things are shaping up:
View Poll Results: Where do you get your online news?
This poll will close on 06-01-2012 at 11:05 AM
local paper's site 6 40.00%
Still Other(s) -- Post to describe 6 40.00%
Local TV Station website 5 33.33%
daily papers for the bigger cities in the area 4 26.67%
Fark.com 3 20.00%
Google Reader 3 20.00%
TV stations from nearby metropolitan areas 3 20.00%
Australian news sites 2 13.33%
Christian Science Monitor 2 13.33%
Politico 2 13.33%
USA Today 2 13.33%
big TV news outlets 2 13.33%
ABC 2 13.33%
Bloomberg 2 13.33%
alternet.org 1 6.67%
Daily Kos 1 6.67%
daily mail 1 6.67%
The Risks Digest 1 6.67%
Marketwatch 1 6.67%
Time 1 6.67%
Telegraph 1 6.67%
The New Republic 0 0%
Salon 0 0%
World Press Review 0 0%
the Week 0 0%
NBC Sports 0 0%
Seeking Alpha 0 0%
Talking Points Memo 0 0%
The Daily 0 0%
Der Spiegel Online 0 0%
Deutsche Welle 0 0%
Feedler News Reader 0 0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 15
Way too many 0 Votes for things that were written in on the other poll.
Since both polls on this subject are still open, this pair of summary sorts is just an “in progress” reference. Posted in both threads for comparison’s sake.
Where do you get your online news?
View Poll Results: Where do you get your online news?
This poll will close on 05-26-2012 at 02:42 PM
Straight Dope Message Board 55 41.98%
CNN 46 35.11%
the BBC 45 34.35%
Google News 40 30.53%
NY Times 36 27.48%
Huffington Post 24 18.32%
Yahoo! 23 17.56%
Washington Post 23 17.56%
Wall Street Journal 20 15.27%
Slate 18 13.74%
ESPN 17 12.98%
Facebook 16 12.21%
MSNBC 16 12.21%
NPR.org 16 12.21%
The Guardian 14 10.69%
The Economist 13 9.92%
Twitter 13 9.92%
Al-Jazeera 12 9.16%
Drudge Report 12 9.16%
Atlantic Monthly 11 8.40%
The Onion 11 8.40%
Fox News 10 7.63%
Wired 10 7.63%
Los Angeles Times 9 6.87%
Chicago Tribune 6 4.58%
RealClearPolitics 6 4.58%
Bloomberg 5 3.82%
ABC 5 3.82%
Marketwatch 5 3.82%
Talking Points Memo 5 3.82%
Christian Science 4 3.05%
NBC Sports 4 3.05%
Time 4 3.05%
the Week 4 3.05%
Seeking Alpha 3 2.29%
Telegraph 3 2.29%
The Daily 2 1.53%
Der Spiegel Online 1 0.76%
Deutsche Welle 1 0.76%
Feedler News Reader 1 0.76%
Hollywood Reporter 0 0%
San Diego Union Tribune 0 0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 131.
Where do you get your online news? << Second Pass >>
View Poll Results: Where do you get your online news?
This poll will close on 06-01-2012 at 11:05 AM
local paper's site 6 40.00%
Local TV Station website 5 33.33%
daily papers for the bigger cities in the area 4 26.67%
Fark.com 3 20.00%
Google Reader 3 20.00%
TV stations from nearby metropolitan areas 3 20.00%
Australian news sites 2 13.33%
Christian Science Monitor 2 13.33%
Politico 2 13.33%
USA Today 2 13.33%
big TV news outlets 2 13.33%
alternet.org 1 6.67%
Daily Kos 1 6.67%
daily mail 1 6.67%
The Risks Digest 1 6.67%
The New Republic 0 0%
Salon 0 0%
World Press Review 0 0%
ABC 2 13.33%
Bloomberg 2 13.33%
Marketwatch 1 6.67%
Time 1 6.67%
Telegraph 1 6.67%
the Week 0 0%
NBC Sports 0 0%
Seeking Alpha 0 0%
Talking Points Memo 0 0%
The Daily 0 0%
Der Spiegel Online 0 0%
Deutsche Welle 0 0%
Feedler News Reader 0 0%
Still Other(s) -- Post to describe 6 40.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 15
Here’s a sorted summary to move this back into view.
View Poll Results: Where do you get your online news?
This poll will close on 06-01-2012 at 11:05 AM
local paper's site 9 45.00%
Still Other(s) -- Post to describe 7 35.00%
daily papers for the bigger cities in the area 6 30.00%
Local TV Station website 6 30.00%
Fark.com 5 25.00%
Google Reader 5 25.00%
TV stations from nearby metropolitan areas 4 20.00%
big TV news outlets 3 15.00%
Australian news sites 2 10.00%
Christian Science Monitor 2 10.00%
Daily Kos 2 10.00%
daily mail 2 10.00%
Politico 2 10.00%
USA Today 2 10.00%
ABC 2 10.00%
Bloomberg 2 10.00%
alternet.org 1 5.00%
The Risks Digest 1 5.00%
Salon 1 5.00%
Marketwatch 1 5.00%
Time 1 5.00%
Telegraph 1 5.00%
World Press Review 0 0%
The New Republic 0 0%
the Week 0 0%
NBC Sports 0 0%
Seeking Alpha 0 0%
Talking Points Memo 0 0%
The Daily 0 0%
Der Spiegel Online 0 0%
Deutsche Welle 0 0%
Feedler News Reader 0 0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 20
It’s still a mystery to me why there are so many 0 votes for write-ins!
I’m still a bit baffled that I appear to be the only one that uses Newser as their primary source of news. Yes it’s an aggregator, but that gives it more breadth.