What news source do you depend on for the truth?

[LAS14]

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I go first to DU to see which articles in which of my trusted sources are relevant. Then I read those articles. My trusted sources are the NYT, WaPo, Atlantic, the Guardian (not sure why... am I right with The Guardian). I suppose there are others. If CNN or MSNBC break a story I tend to trust it.

Edit: How could I forget NPR and PBS? The Newshour is my gold standard.

What about you? Do you agree with my picks? Do you recommend others?

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Several

DU, Rawstory, CommonDreams, Slate, Salon, Vanity Fair, NY Times, BBC, Think Progress, and more.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Several. WaPo, NYT, BBC, MSNBC, CNN, among others.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. No comparison, DU! Nice to have posts come in that will mention particularly interesting ...

articles in other publications, but I do belong to the Wash. Post (debating whether to stay or not), and local town paper.

[Archae]

4. I pick up dribs and drabs on the Internet through the day...

But most of my news is traditional, in that I watch the ABC news, and then a Milwaukee ABC affiliate's news.

[yellowwoodII]

5. NPR

I understand that most people don't have the luxury of being retired. So accessing NPR is more difficult for them.

However, I turn NPR on in the morning and leave it on most of the day. I love the diversity of subject matter. They feature some wonderful interviews with knowledgeable guests.

Some shows feature a call-in where we can ask questions.

Listening to radio allows me to get other work done without being tied to the TV, computer, etc.

If I hear something that makes me want to know more, I can do a computer search for content.

And it's free!

[LAS14]

13. Oh! How could I forget NPR??? and PBS! The Newshour is my gold standard. nt

[Hortensis]

6. No single one. The NYT can be brilliant or a betrayal,

and both. A fair fund of knowledge about the issue discussed needed to discern bias, or even outright lies, is critical, the same as so many others. And how many of us know enough? These days I put a good amount of trust in Propublica, but its coverage, though very valuable, is limited.

[GeoWilliam750]

7. Amongst others

Pro Publica

[yellowwoodII]

10. I love ProPublica

[AllyCat]

8. Guardian

[elleng]

9. NYT, PBS

[JonLP24]

11. A variety of sources

There is a lot of bias when it comes to story selection so I need to get the whole picture.

I like the Intercept because they are not biased toward either party & have excellent contributors. I like The Guardian better than most US sources.

I also like the Phoenix New Times.

[defacto7]

12. Euro News and Al Jazeera

to add to the list.

[LAS14]

14. Where do you get Al Jazeera? I've tried, but failed. I found a place...

.. that claimed it was in English, but it wasn't.

[defacto7]

15. Try...

http://www.aljazeera.com/

I was just there.

[LAS14]

18. Thanks. That's it. Something's changed in the last few years since I first tried that site. :-)

[underthematrix]

16. i read a variety of news sources but I hve a subscript to

the Washington Post. I watch MADDOW and LAWRENCE and whenever I can DEADLINE WH. I watch Chris Hayes Live on Fridays. Hiw live shows are very informative and amazing.

I gave up my subscript to the NEW York Times. I do miss it because they have the best archive evar.

I listen to The Oath with Chuck Rosenberg but mostly I like to read. Right now, I'm reading a CRIME IN PROGRESS. it's really really good.

[drray23]

17. Besides NPR and a few others already listed, European papers

and channels such as the BBC are very good.