# Where do you get your online news? \<\< Second Pass \>\> **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 12, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700 "2012-05-12T15:58:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/1 "2012-05-12T15:58:38Z")
After [Where do you get your online news? (pre-poll query)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650762) – which was started 05-05-2012, 08:44 AM – there came [Where do you get your online news?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650883) – started the next day and with 120 Voters so far. 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. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/2 "2012-05-13T18:17:39Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/3 "2012-05-13T20:28:32Z")
**New York Times website.** Check it about once every two days. (And, check [cnn.com](http://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. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/4 "2012-05-13T20:31:00Z")
I used to read [Google Fast Flip](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Fast_Flip)religiously, until they cancelled it. I wish they would bring it back. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/5 "2012-05-13T21:48:33Z")
[CNN.com](http://CNN.com) didn’t rate a spot in the poll? No [BBC.co.uk](http://BBC.co.uk) either? Seriously? I read the following every day; > **[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. > **[Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/)** > > View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com. > **[Home - BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news)** > > Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. > **[Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](https://www.yahoo.com/)** > > Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo! > **[The latest from the StarTribune](https://www.startribune.com/)** > > Follow the StarTribune for the news, photos and videos from the Twin Cities and beyond. > **[Twin Cities](https://www.twincities.com/)** > > St. Paul news -- including crime, politics, education, business, sports, entertainment and things to do -- from the Pioneer Press. ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/6 "2012-05-13T23:38:23Z")
Another vote for [CNN.com](http://CNN.com). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/7 "2012-05-14T00:27:00Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > **New York Times website.** Check it about once every two days. (And, check [cnn.com](http://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. > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I used to read [Google Fast Flip](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Fast_Flip)religiously, until they cancelled it. I wish they would bring it back. > [@Chimera](#): > > [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) didn’t rate a spot in the poll? No [BBC.co.uk](http://BBC.co.uk) either? Seriously? > > I read the following every day; > > [FARK.com](http://FARK.com) > [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) > [Home - BBC News](http://BBC.co.uk/news) > [Yahoo.com](http://Yahoo.com) > [Startribune.com](http://Startribune.com) > [Twincities.com](http://Twincities.com) > [@JKilez](#): > > Another vote for [CNN.com](http://CNN.com). You can vote for these sources in the thread linked in the OP. This thread is for the write-ins from that thread. I will eventually combine this poll’s results with those in the other thread to give a “complete” picture. Thanks for the comments. They help keep the thread in view ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/8 "2012-05-14T03:14:46Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I will eventually combine this poll’s results with those in the other thread to give a “complete” picture. Remember - No picture for Where do you get your online news? is “complete” without [When do you get your news?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=651595) With the news, it’s not simply a question of where; it’s a question of where and when: > [@Chimera](#): > > I read the following every day; > > [FARK.com](http://FARK.com) > [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) > [Home - BBC News](http://BBC.co.uk/news) > [Yahoo.com](http://Yahoo.com) > [Startribune.com](http://Startribune.com) > [Twincities.com](http://Twincities.com) > [@JKellyMap](#): > > **New York Times website.** Check it about once every two days. (And, check [cnn.com](http://cnn.com) maybe once every three weeks.) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/9 "2012-05-14T11:18:56Z")
Here’s an early sort of how things are shaping up: ```auto 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. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/10 "2012-05-15T13:10:06Z")
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?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650883)** > > This is a multiple choice and private (anonymous) poll, but please try to limit your vote(s) to those sites you visit on a regular basis for news and current events. The source thread is Where do you get your online news? (pre-poll query) and... Where do you get your online news? ```auto 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 \>\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=651551)** > > After Where do you get your online news? (pre-poll query) – which was started 05-05-2012, 08:44 AM – there came Where do you get your online news? – started the next day and with 120 Voters so far. Both threads have produced additional sources that... Where do you get your online news? \<\< Second Pass \>\> ```auto 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 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/11 "2012-05-17T00:47:20Z")
Here’s a sorted summary to move this back into view. ```auto 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! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/12 "2012-05-17T02:39:13Z")
You forgot [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) plus the BBC’s 24-hour news network (and their website). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/13 "2012-05-17T02:43:52Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > You forgot [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) plus the BBC’s 24-hour news network (and their website). They’ve gotten heavy votes in the other thread. This thread is for the write-ins from that thread. See the OP for a link. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/14 "2012-05-17T03:06:49Z")
D’oh! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/15 "2012-05-28T18:02:52Z")
Poll closes on June 1 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/16 "2012-05-28T18:14:29Z")
> [@JKilez](#): > > Another vote for [CNN.com](http://CNN.com). > [@Zeldar](#): > > You can vote for these sources in the thread linked in the OP. This thread is for the write-ins from that thread. “This poll is closed”. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/17 "2012-05-28T19:36:45Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > You can vote for these sources in the thread linked in the OP. This thread is for the write-ins from that thread. > > I will eventually combine this poll’s results with those in the other thread to give a “complete” picture. > > Thanks for the comments. They help keep the thread in view > [@Ludovic](#): > > “This poll is closed”. The other poll closed on the 26th. This poll is still open. Once this poll closes I will try to combine the results of both polls as a summary. Or am I missing a point here? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/18 "2012-05-28T22:14:04Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > You can vote for these sources in the thread linked in the OP. > [@Zeldar](#): > > The other poll closed on the 26th. This poll is still open. Once this poll closes I will try to combine the results of both polls as a summary. > > Or am I missing a point here? Either you or I are. Your verbage implies that you currently can vote for these sources in that thread, which you can’t because it’s closed. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/19 "2012-05-28T22:33:32Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Either you or I are. Your verbage implies that you currently can vote for these sources in that thread, which you can’t because it’s closed. Post #15 (today) refers to the poll in this thread. Earlier comments/posts referring to both polls were made before the other poll had closed. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/20 "2012-05-30T03:26:03Z")
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. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700.md?page=2)