# Where do you get your online news? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 6, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093 "2012-05-06T19:34:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/41 "2012-05-09T14:41:08Z")
Earlier (maybe in that other thread) I asked if anybody used [All My Faves – News](http://www.allmyfaves.com/News) as a source. Any names pop up there that you go to more than “once in a while”? ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/42 "2012-05-09T14:54:57Z")
I voted CNN and ESPN for sports… more out of how ubiquitous they are in my experience than for accuracy or content… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/43 "2012-05-09T16:54:56Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Mostly I read news by starting at Google News or SDMB and clicking on interesting links. I learn to avoid certain sites (Washington Post) that have a poor content-to-loadtime ratio. (Ads don’t bother me; it’s the horrendous delays via my so-so Internet connection, probably for loading silly Javascripts from every Tom\_Dick\_and\_Harry.com.) > > Three I often click to, but not in the list, are Jon Stewart’s Daily Show (:D), [The Risks Digest](http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/26.81.html) and [alternet.org](http://alternet.org). I expect to be ridiculed for that last choice, but it often links to important stories overlooked by mainstream media. I missed this post before posting that summary in Post #40, but I have included your sources in this list: our local paper’s site daily papers for the bigger cities in the area Two local papers online Lots of local newspapers (most of them weeklies) stuff) Local TV Station website local news sites (10TV and the Columbus Dispatch) TV stations from nearby metropolitan areas (mostly for weather and local big TV news outlets like \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > **[Alternet.org](https://www.alternet.org/)** > > Alternet.org Australian news sites Christian Science Monitor Daily Kos daily mail > **[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. Google Reader The New Republic Politico The Risks Digest Salon USA Today World Press Review I’m advocating another poll that would add these low-voters from the current poll: ```auto Chicago Tribune 4 4.00% Time 4 4.00% Bloomberg 3 3.00% Marketwatch 3 3.00% Christian Science 2 2.00% The Daily 2 2.00% NBC Sports 2 2.00% Seeking Alpha 2 2.00% Talking Points Memo 2 2.00% Telegraph 2 2.00% the Week 2 2.00% Der Spiegel Online 1 1.00% Deutsche Welle 1 1.00% Feedler News Reader 1 1.00% ``` I’m going to give it until Saturday before posting the new one, in hopes that other **online** sources can be added. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/44 "2012-05-09T22:57:45Z")
How the SDMB works as a news source for me is primarily to alert me to big stories in the US (and occasionally elsewhere) before the mainstream British media gets hold of them – the Traynor shooting being a good recent example. It must have been at least a week after seeing the first threads here and following the links that I saw the story on the BBC. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/45 "2012-05-11T14:52:52Z")
Just a bump before putting up a follow-up poll tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/46 "2012-05-11T18:03:08Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > How the SDMB works as a news source for me is primarily to alert me to big stories in the US (and occasionally elsewhere) before the mainstream British media gets hold of them – the Traynor shooting being a good recent example. It must have been at least a week after seeing the first threads here and following the links that I saw the story on the BBC. Just pointing out again that I consider the SDMB to be a self-referential news source. In other words, any answer to the question “Where do you get your online news?” must include the SDMB. ---
**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, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/47 "2012-05-12T13:05:58Z")
Here’s the “final summary” from this thread’s poll from which I’ll be adding those sources with less than 5% of the Voters to the other names collected above in Post #43 to make the list for a “second pass” poll to be posted soon. ```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 52 44.83% CNN 40 34.48% the BBC 39 33.62% Google News 33 28.45% NY Times 30 25.86% Huffington Post 20 17.24% Wall Street Journal 19 16.38% Yahoo! 19 16.38% Washington Post 18 15.52% ESPN 15 12.93% Facebook 15 12.93% MSNBC 15 12.93% Slate 15 12.93% Twitter 13 11.21% Drudge Report 12 10.34% The Guardian 12 10.34% Al-Jazeera 11 9.48% The Economist 11 9.48% Atlantic Monthly 10 8.62% Fox News 10 8.62% NPR.org 10 8.62% The Onion 8 6.90% Wired 8 6.90% Chicago Tribune 6 5.17% Los Angeles Times 6 5.17% RealClearPolitics 6 5.17% ABC 5 4.31% Bloomberg 5 4.31% Marketwatch 5 4.31% Time 4 3.45% the Week 4 3.45% Christian Science 3 2.59% NBC Sports 3 2.59% Seeking Alpha 3 2.59% Talking Points Memo 3 2.59% Telegraph 3 2.59% The Daily 2 1.72% Der Spiegel Online 1 0.86% Deutsche Welle 1 0.86% Feedler News Reader 1 0.86% Hollywood Reporter 0 0% San Diego Union Tribune 0 0% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 116 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/48 "2012-05-12T13:17:57Z")
I only ever check Google News, but then, Google News links me back to most of the poll options, and more. So I’m getting news from dozens of places, but only _checking_ Google. Because of that, I only selected “Google News” from the poll. I hope that’s right. ---
**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, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/49 "2012-05-12T14:59:20Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > I only ever check Google News, but then, Google News links me back to most of the poll options, and more. So I’m getting news from dozens of places, but only _checking_ Google. Because of that, I only selected “Google News” from the poll. I hope that’s right. Quite so. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Peanut\_Gallery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/50 "2012-05-13T22:18:17Z")
Google News (homepage) SDMB (most visited by far) Wired (plus Discover, not listed) Huffington (thank Og for Adblock/Noscript!) I also voted NPR on the basis of radio. Kind of a tangent from this question … this site ([http://www.newsprism.com/](http://www.newsprism.com/) is kind of handy when I’m looking for spin on certain things. Not to mention a nice one stop list of links to everything in your poll, and lots more. No headlines though, so it wouldn’t count for the poll. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/51 "2012-05-15T01:14:27Z")
My Go-to is [Newser.com](http://Newser.com) Their motto is “Read less, know more”. It’s laid out in a grid of pictures with one short sentence describing the article. After you click on the article, you’re taken to a one or two paragraph synopsis of the article using mostly verbatim language, and there is always a link to the original full length article. I like it because If all I need to or care to know is in the title, I don’t have to waste my time reading the minutia. I can read the summary to get all the salient details, which is almost always enough info for a random story. If the topic really interests me, then I’ll read the full length article. They update _constantly_ and it’s almost always a place to see at least one new thing when you’re bored and have seen all the regular places. I haven’t detected any partisan bias to any of the articles at all, but that might also be due to the fact that all of the voting (you can vote a story to be hilarious, depressing, scary, intriguing, brilliant or annoying) tends to go with my left-leaning thinking. I’m actually kinda surprised it isn’t a bigger thing than it is, because they really crank out the content. I’d be interested to hear fellow Dopers opinions about the site. ---
**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, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/52 "2012-05-15T13:07:43Z")
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:** [June 1, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093/53 "2012-06-01T16:38:04Z")
Here are summaries of both poll individually and merged: ```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 ``` [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-get-your-online-news/621093.md?page=2)