# What's the best internet news site? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 7, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630 "2010-03-07T16:22:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Blunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/1 "2010-03-07T16:22:48Z")
OK, I’ve been going to [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) for years to read headlines, look at articles, etc, but I’m getting sick of the number of video only stories. I’m looking for an alternative site for general news stories that doesn’t force users to watch videos for certain stories. Basically, I don’t care if video options are available, I just want to be able to read a text version first. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/2 "2010-03-07T16:49:19Z")
[News.google.com](http://News.google.com) has a good aggregate of news stories from all over the place. It’s pretty easy to scroll through and pick and choose something that isn’t video-only. And yes, [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) is pretty much complete garbage these days. ---
**Author:** ![hobscrk777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/3 "2010-03-07T20:46:39Z")
I like [www.popurls.com](http://www.popurls.com) It’s a news aggregrator like Digg and Reddit, but you don’t get people dropping ROFLcopters and posting 12 Apple stories in one day. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/4 "2010-03-07T22:34:08Z")
The BBC News is right up there among the very best. ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/5 "2010-03-08T07:18:17Z")
Well, there are biggies like [nytimes.com](http://nytimes.com), [washingtonpost.com](http://washingtonpost.com), [timesonline.co.uk](http://timesonline.co.uk), [guardian.co.uk](http://guardian.co.uk), etc. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/6 "2010-03-08T07:21:25Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > The BBC News is right up there among the very best. This is my recommendation. It all depends where you live and what you’re looking for, too… I mean, there might be some great local Canadian news sites but if you’re not interested what’s going on in the Yukon then they won’t be much help. But you aren’t likely to go far wrong with the Beeb, regardless of where you are. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/7 "2010-03-08T12:18:51Z")
[www.bloomberg.com](http://www.bloomberg.com) is great. Of course, it is business and stock market focused but has the top general interest news as well. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/8 "2010-03-08T22:00:36Z")
I’ve been using Google News for a long time, but I’m getting increasingly frustrated that so many of the “articles” are actually editorials. So I created my own feed at [NewsCred.com](http://NewsCred.com) in about 3 minutes, and right away seemed to get something a bit better tuned and much more configurable. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/9 "2010-03-16T01:00:45Z")
Fark is my favorite. I seldom miss an important story, I can comment and read comments, and when there is breaking major news, often there is a member with inside info, or at the scene itself. Comment threads often have links to multiple additional sources. And it’s fun. > **[Drew Curtis' FARK.com](https://www.fark.com/)** > > Humorous views on interesting, bizarre and amusing articles, submitted by a community of millions of news junkies, with regular Photoshop contests. ---
**Author:** ![Ionizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5daacb/32.png) [@Ionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ionizer)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/10 "2010-03-17T14:05:35Z")
I, too, was a CNN ‘fan’ for years until I came across [www.huffingtonpost.com](http://www.huffingtonpost.com). It will often link to the actual story or article, but there’s plenty of ‘staff writers’, too. Sometimes, I see stuff/news posted that has not been mentioned anywhere else (online), and I then go search out the rest of the story wherever it happens to be developing, so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/11 "2010-03-17T14:32:50Z")
Another one voting for BBC news - it is one of the most highly respected news sources in the world (if not the most highly respected) for a good reason. It also has a wide variety of different things you can check out, from news articles to video stories (when you do actually want them) to expert blogs to in depth analysis pieces (the latter being particularly useful when you keep hearing a lot on a subject but would like a good summary on all the key issues). ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/12 "2010-03-17T15:22:30Z")
Your best bet is probably to look at more than one. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/13 "2010-03-17T15:25:09Z")
\*\* > [@Quartz](#): > > The BBC News is right up there among the very best. Nah, it is the best. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/14 "2010-03-17T15:26:59Z")
I like [http://newsnow.co.uk](http://newsnow.co.uk) when I am browsing a particular topic - ie stories about Bolton Wanderers Football Club, or whatever. It shows me links to relevant stories from many many news sites. ---
**Author:** ![Elvis\_Chimney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/50afbb/32.png) [@Elvis\_Chimney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvis_Chimney)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/15 "2010-03-17T17:57:51Z")
I tend to alternate between BBC News and [The Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk). The Guardian is particularly good if you like a left-of-centre perspective. Although both sites are UK-centric they both have good coverage of international news. I know the Guardian started up an [American](http://www.guardianamerica.com) online ‘wing’ a while ago but I’m not sure how successful it’s been. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/16 "2010-03-17T18:08:17Z")
I was going to say the BBC is good but does not have much US news. Then I go there and see a story from my hometown. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/17 "2010-03-17T19:30:50Z")
For political news, the Congressional Quarterly’s [CQPolitics](http://www.cqpolitics.com) site is my favorite place for non-partisan wonkery. The [Political Wire](http://politicalwire.com/) part to it is a particular gem, giving bite sized bits of political news throughout the day without a lot of spin. For more encompassing news, I agree with Google News in general and Bloomberg in particular. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-internet-news-site/531630/18 "2010-03-17T19:38:43Z")
I second [www.fark.com](http://www.fark.com) . It really is the only place to go.