# How do you get your news? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 16, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189 "2016-11-16T18:45:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/1 "2016-11-16T18:45:06Z")
While many of us probably get our news from a variety of sources, I have been reading a lot recently about news bubbles and echo chambers and it made me curious. What does everyone think of as their primary source for news and current events? If you had to limit yourself to a single source for your answer, how would you say you get your news? Be specific if possible (ie a specific website is a better answer than “the Internet”, a specific program is better than “npr”.) I’m just curious. If you are able to listing why that source would be interesting too. Mine is currently BBC new headlines in my RSS feed. They tend to cover most of the world events I care about from a slightly different perspective than I get from other places and are pretty easy for me to access in a passive way each morning while I drink coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/2 "2016-11-16T19:33:45Z")
CNN, and Reddit (and a bit of the Dope) Search for a recent thread of mine and you will see that I’ve come to the realization that the conservatives were right and my intake of media is heavily slanted to the left (maybe more accurately urban/suburban and east/west coast professionals). I’m honest enough to now see that and admit it and encourage others to branch out to learn about points of view other than their own being fed back to them. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/3 "2016-11-16T23:53:38Z")
I’ll give this a bit of a bump and then I guess I’ll let it die. Just not an interesting topic? ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/4 "2016-11-16T23:56:21Z")
We covered this in the last few days in[a different thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=810971). Personally, I’m a Farker mostly, along w/ hometown rags, VOA and Christian Science Monitor. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/5 "2016-11-17T00:05:26Z")
> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#): > > We covered this in the last few days in[a different thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=810971). > Personally, I’m a Farker mostly, along w/ hometown rags, VOA and Christian Science Monitor. Ah. I figured something was up. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/6 "2016-11-17T00:22:13Z")
NYT online, local newspaper, NBC News, local TV news, Alaska Dispatch News online (just to keep up on the olde sod). ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/7 "2016-11-17T00:58:09Z")
NYT & Washington Post on my kindle. Online: The Atlantic, Christian Science Monitor, Politico. I got a gift subscription to The Week, which is a digest of news from many sources–I really like it. NPR. The Dope. I don’t watch TV news at all. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/8 "2016-11-17T01:57:39Z")
So that’s the second time I saw Christian Science Monitor. I honestly never would have thought to check it out. Why do you guys who read it like it? ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/9 "2016-11-17T02:02:22Z")
I have my homepage as news.google. My bookmarks include a folder cleverly called “News”: Al-Jazeera BBC World GlobalTimes (China) NYT (subscribe!) WaPo (ditto) LA Times one Israeli you get the idea I also have a folder: Koreas which contain news from both North and South. The North really do look like Soviet-style propaganda You have the friggin’ world at your fingertips - do not settle for Facebook feeds. Speaking of which: I also have Snopes bookmarked (under Reference). I don’t believe the crap they have to swat down ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/10 "2016-11-17T02:14:13Z")
On TV: - Nippon Television (for Japanese news while I’m having breakfast) On my desktop PC: - Google News (for general headlines) - LA Times (I’m originally from the LA area) - CNN (for general headlines) - Japan Today (for Japanese news in English) - RocketNews24 (for Japanese news in English) - Tokyo Reporter (for Japanese news in English) On my mobile phone (apps): - Daily Mail - Independent - Guardian - NY Times - Mirror - Daily News - Washington Post - ESPN (sports) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/11 "2016-11-17T02:19:56Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > So that’s the second time I saw Christian Science Monitor. I honestly never would have thought to check it out. Why do you guys who read it like it? Good coverage, well-written, pretty unbiased. There’s no religious content to speak of. Every now and then, there’s an article with a philosophical tone. It has an excellent reputation. > [@](#): > > [cite](http://www.allsides.com/news-source/christian-science-monitor) > > Christian Science Monitor bias rating is Center. > > The Christian Science Monitor has maintained its reputation within the news industry as a well-run, high quality news organization with minimal bias. Rather than narrowing its focus like much of current mainstream media, its primary aim is to provide fair and in-depth analyses from multiple perspectives, seeking to provide meaningful instead of sensational news. In December of 2013, the AllSides community overwhelmingly agreed with a center rating by more than a 3 to 1 ratio. > [@](#): > > [cite](https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Christian-Science-Monitor-a-reputable-news-source) > > The Monitor has a solid reputation in the industry, especially in the field of international reporting. They hold 7 Pulitzer Prizes for their work in journalism. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/12 "2016-11-17T02:29:54Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Good coverage, well-written, pretty unbiased. There’s no religious content to speak of. Every now and then, there’s an article with a philosophical tone. It has an excellent reputation. All this. They go out of their way to write articles that are well-considered (I also rarely find typos) so they may have fewer of them but they’re more informative. I’m an atheist and I rely on the CSM, that’s how not-religious its reporting is. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/13 "2016-11-17T02:44:13Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Good coverage, well-written, pretty unbiased. There’s no religious content to speak of. Every now and then, there’s an article with a philosophical tone. It has an excellent reputation. Huh, I’m going to check it out. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/14 "2016-11-17T08:04:55Z")
My primary news sources are: Online: Washington Post New York Times The Atlantic Monthly We subscribe to The Week Foreign Affairs If I could only have one, it’d probably be The Week, I’m genuinely happy when it arrives at my house on Saturday and usually read it cover to cover. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/15 "2016-11-17T13:13:49Z")
NPR, NPR and NPR. The NYTimes and CNN, with some NBCNews and PBS. And NPR. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/16 "2016-11-17T13:50:31Z")
My primary new sources are: (DVR’d) - Morning Express on Headline News, starting at 0300 Pacific ([Robin Meade](https://www.google.com/search?q=headline+news+robin+meade&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=niv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK84HK8q_QAhUSfiYKHdU_ApMQ_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=672#imgrc=3B-TbTVu_iSFOM%3A) sure helps to raise [my blood pressure](https://www.google.com/search?q=headline+news+robin+meade&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=niv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK84HK8q_QAhUSfiYKHdU_ApMQ_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=672#imgrc=eSynak0j0nFAFM%3A)) - The Lead, with Jake Tapper - Fox News, with Chris Wallace - Global Public Square, with Fareed Zakaria - 60 Minutes TV: CNN and Fox are frequently on in the background throughout the day Radio: - KCBS all news radio, San Francisco - CNN and Fox on XM iPad / iPhone: WSJ, Wall Street Journal Newspaper, occasionally: San Francisco Comical (er, Chronicle), San Jose Mercury News ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-your-news/772189/17 "2016-11-17T17:14:02Z")
I get all the news I need on the weather report. Sent from my LG-H820 using Tapatalk