# Where do you get your online news? \<\< Second Pass \>\>

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700>\
**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")\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news-second-pass/621700/21 "2012-06-01T16:36:02Z")

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As promised, here are summaries of the two polls:

```auto

View Poll Results: Where do you get your online news? 
Poll #1

Straight Dope Message Board 56 42.11% 
CNN 47 35.34%  
the BBC 46 34.59% 
Google News 41 30.83% 
NY Times 36 27.07% 
Huffington Post 24 18.05% 
Yahoo! 24 18.05% 
Washington Post 23 17.29% 
Wall Street Journal 20 15.04% 
Slate 18 13.53% 
ESPN 17 12.78% 
Facebook 16 12.03% 
MSNBC 16 12.03% 
NPR.org 16 12.03% 
The Guardian 14 10.53% 
Drudge Report 13 9.77% 
The Economist 13 9.77% 
Twitter 13 9.77% 
Al-Jazeera 12 9.02% 
Atlantic Monthly 11 8.27% 
Fox News 11 8.27% 
The Onion 11 8.27% 
Wired 10 7.52% 
Los Angeles Times 9 6.77% 
Chicago Tribune 6 4.51% 
RealClearPolitics 6 4.51%
ABC 5 3.76% 
Bloomberg 5 3.76% 
Marketwatch 5 3.76% 
Talking Points Memo 5 3.76% 
Christian Science 4 3.01% 
NBC Sports 4 3.01% 
Telegraph 4 3.01% 
Time 4 3.01% 
the Week 4 3.01% 
Seeking Alpha 3 2.26% 
The Daily 2 1.50% 
Der Spiegel Online 1 0.75% 
Deutsche Welle 1 0.75% 
Feedler News Reader 1 0.75% 
Hollywood Reporter 0 0%  
San Diego Union Tribune 0 0% 

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 133 

View Poll Results: Where do you get your online news?  
Poll #2

local paper's site 12 42.86% 
daily papers for the bigger cities in the area 10 35.71% 
Still Other(s) -- Post to describe 10 35.71% 
Local TV Station website 8 28.57% 
Google Reader 7 25.00% 
Fark.com 6 21.43%  
TV stations from nearby metropolitan areas 6 21.43% 
USA Today 5 17.86% 
big TV news outlets 5 17.86% 
Australian news sites 4 14.29% 
ABC 4 14.29% 
daily mail 3 10.71% 
Christian Science Monitor 2 7.14% 
Daily Kos 2 7.14% 
Politico 2 7.14% 
Bloomberg 2 7.14% 
Marketwatch 2 7.14% 
Telegraph 2 7.14% 
alternet.org 1 3.57% 
The Risks Digest 1 3.57% 
Salon 1 3.57% 
Time 1 3.57% 
Der Spiegel Online 1 3.57% 

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 28

View Poll Results: Where do you get your online news? 
Poll #1 And #2 Merged

Straight Dope Message Board 56 42.11% 
CNN 47 35.34%  
the BBC 46 34.59% 
Google News 41 30.83% 
Google Reader 7 25.00% 
NY Times 36 27.07% 
Huffington Post 24 18.05% 
Yahoo! 24 18.05% 
Washington Post 23 17.29% 
Wall Street Journal 20 15.04% 
Slate 18 13.53% 
ESPN 17 12.78% 
Facebook 16 12.03% 
MSNBC 16 12.03% 
NPR.org 16 12.03% 
The Guardian 14 10.53% 
Drudge Report 13 9.77% 
The Economist 13 9.77% 
Twitter 13 9.77% 
Al-Jazeera 12 9.02% 
local paper's site 12 42.86% 
Atlantic Monthly 11 8.27% 
Fox News 11 8.27% 
The Onion 11 8.27% 
Wired 10 7.52% 
daily papers for the bigger cities in the area 10 35.71% 
Still Other(s) -- Post to describe 10 35.71% 
Los Angeles Times 9 6.77% 
Local TV Station website 8 28.57% 
Chicago Tribune 6 4.51% 
RealClearPolitics 6 4.51%
Fark.com 6 21.43%  
TV stations from nearby metropolitan areas 6 21.43% 
ABC 5 3.76% 
Bloomberg 5 3.76% 
Bloomberg 2 7.14% 
Marketwatch 5 3.76% 
Marketwatch 2 7.14% 
Talking Points Memo 5 3.76% 
USA Today 5 17.86% 
big TV news outlets 5 17.86% 
Christian Science 4 3.01% 
Christian Science Monitor 2 7.14% 
NBC Sports 4 3.01% 
Telegraph 4 3.01% 
Telegraph 2 7.14% 
Time 4 3.01% 
Time 1 3.57% 
the Week 4 3.01% 
Australian news sites 4 14.29% 
ABC 4 14.29% 
Seeking Alpha 3 2.26% 
daily mail 3 10.71% 
The Daily 2 1.50% 
Daily Kos 2 7.14% 
Politico 2 7.14% 
Der Spiegel Online 1 0.75% 
Der Spiegel Online 1 3.57% 
Deutsche Welle 1 0.75% 
Feedler News Reader 1 0.75% 
alternet.org 1 3.57% 
The Risks Digest 1 3.57% 
Salon 1 3.57% 

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 133 Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 28

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