DU front page vs. CNN.com front page

[Bucky]

DU front page: about 30 stories from a diversity of lsources and fields of news, including local goings on. A bit weighted toward politics, but other world news too at a glance. Each story, by the by, has a little blurb from the lede, letting you know more about the meat of the story.

[font size="1"] Former US Rep. Mel Reynolds plans another run for Congress, wants to replace Jackson (Associated Press)
Ben Nelson (D-NE) criticizes Rice's reaction to consulate attack (Omaha World Herald)
Top Romney Adviser Brags About Losing Poor, Minority Voters To Obama (Yahoo)
Motivational Speaker Zig Ziglar Dies at Age 86 (ABC News) , by the way
Extrajudicial killings in Colombia were state policy: ICC (Colombia Reports)
Bangladesh Factory Inferno Witness: Managers Ignored Fire (abcnews.go.com)
GOP Senator Praises Susan Rice: Don’t ‘Shoot The Messenger’ On Benghazi Intel (ThinkProgress)
Senate Passes Cornyn-Blumenthal Child Protection Act of 2012 (John Cornyn press release)
Judge says investigation involving Scott Walker is still open (Wis. State Journal)
Powerball jackpot boosted again to $550M (could be increased again as the drawing nears) (AP-EXCITE)
Boehner shoots down proposal to agree to Obama tax demand (The Hill)
Israel pulls back from threat to topple Palestinian leadership over UN vote (The Guardian)
White House Backs Reid’s Filibuster Reforms (TPM)
Norquist: GOP Voters Won’t Reject A Deal With ‘De Minimis’ Tax Increases (TPM)
Erick Erickson ‘Prayerfully Considering’ Primary Run Against Sen. Saxby Chambliss (TPM)
President Obama to meet with Mitt Romney (The Hill)
BP suspended from new U.S. government contracts (Reuters)
Obama As Jesus Painting On Display After Canceled Event (Webpronews.com)
Cutter: Obama Has Mandate To ‘Protect Middle Class’ (TPM)
Protests rage over Bangladesh factory fire, supervisors arrested (Reuters)
Poll: Large Majorities Back Raising Taxes On Wealthy, Oppose Raising Medicare Age (TPM)
Gays win protection against bias in St. Louis County (STL Post-dispatch)
UAE buys into BP's UK fields as relations improve (Reuters)
Egyptian Christians sentenced to death for anti-Islam film (Reuters)
Twin car bombs strike Damascus suburb; kill 20 (AP-Excite)
AP Exclusive: Disney, Sears used factory in fire (AP-Excite)
Campaigners sue EPA over carbon emissions (Guardian)
Cole: Join with Obama on quick deal (Politico)
Labor Department recovers $1 million in unpaid overtime for First Republic Bank employees (The Oregonian)
Seventh defendant in robberies of migrants takes plea deal (The Daily News) [/font]

CNN.com front page: Only two stories with *explanatory blurbs. About a third of the news section is show biz fluff and another fifth is diversions and teasers not related to the news, counting the headline/links that make no sense. Reading through, you'll see most of the "news" isn't.

[font size="1"] Obama on fiscal cliff: Congress, I warned you*
Race on to find Gulf dolphin killers*
Romney to have lunch with Obama
Who is Norquist?
Ticker: Romney aide hits back at jabs

RECORD POWERBALL JACKPOT (4 stories)

THIS JUST IN (headlines with no context - some informative, some just teasers)
Fake Google story tricks reporters
Cuffed nanny of slain kids enters plea
Socialite in Petraeus scandal fights back
Paula Broadwell's kin: It's been hard
Dead girl at heart of hacking scandal
Motivation guru Zig Ziglar dies at 86
Crane spits out fire before collapse
U.S. gets cozy with Israel again
Bloody pilot shown on video in Syria
Death sentences ordered over film
Onion's 'sexy man' story fools China
Your couch may be toxic, study warns
69% of pork contaminated with bacteria
Drug lords send a grisly message
Dow gains more than 100 points
No new government contracts for
BP Docs say newborn dead, then this...
Kid walks by, car hits store
Boy dead after loud music complaint
Ghost in the elevator prank terrifies HLN
Flickering stars: Is ET calling? Time
Distraction: See baby talk to Siri
Steven Tyler, Nicki Minaj smackdown EW
And the winner on 'DWTS' is...
Belly putting banned | Ban is wrong Golf

'TWO AND A HALF MEN' CONTROVERSY (4 more scintillating exposes on this relevant, intriguing topic)

Plus 16 "FEATURED" video links -

kinda, sorta news stories:
Cop taped ordering unusual punishment
Photos: At the scene of executions

ad focused stories
Vote for a CNNHero to win $250K
Best new cruise ships

tabloidish voyeurism or fluff
World's toughest sporting challenges
Tech ideas we're glad didn't catch on
Photos: Celebs' bitter custody battles
'Overly Attached Girlfriend' a big giver
These cities have the prettiest people

human interest stories
73-year-old to sail world in 'bathtub'
Baby manatees nursed back to health
Marissa Mayer: CEO who puts God first
Anna Nicole Smith's 6-yr-old modeling [/font]

Where does it make sense to go to for real news?

[Speck Tater]

1. No surprise. DU news tailored to DU users. CNN news tailored to CNN users. nt

[Moosepoop]

2. DU is my main news source.

Has been for years... none of the "mainstream media" hold a candle to it as a source of real information. I love DU.

[hrmjustin]

3. DU is my main source of news.