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Sun May-07-06 02:23 AM
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What are 5 news websites you log onto first thing in the a.m.? |
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I want to broaden my knowledge base by adding sources I'm not accessing.
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Sun May-07-06 02:25 AM
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1. http://www.newsnow.co.uk/ |
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Sun May-07-06 02:31 AM
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Firedoglake, Talking Points Memo, Eschaton, HuffPo and the BBC.
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Sun May-07-06 02:37 AM
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3. I like to use some of the newer social bookmarking type sites |
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Edited on Sun May-07-06 02:39 AM by salvorhardin
Although I avoid news in the A.M except for the BBC on the radio, you will find me checking out these sites: http://digg.comhttp://reddit.comhttp://newsvine.comAnd not as frequently any more but also http://slashdot.orgOh, and of course, http://www.neuralgourmet.com/brainsnacks
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Sun May-07-06 03:08 AM
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4. Democratic Underground is usually first |
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Edited on Sun May-07-06 03:12 AM by Syrinx
This is a news site, right? At the least, it's a source of my personal volunteers that scour the web for me. ;)
Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo.
Atrios/Eschaton. (Though, I'm getting tired of that one, especially "Yeah, yeah another stupid open thread." And shrillness doesn't necessarily equal news. Looking for a replacement.)
Slashdot. (I check them for issues of encroaching fascism, especially in the electronic world.)
New York Times.
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Sun May-07-06 05:46 AM
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13. DU's LBN - if it ain't there, it ain't news... |
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Sun May-07-06 03:17 AM
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5. FIVE?!? And why "log on" when we have DU and RSS? |
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Sun May-07-06 05:30 AM
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12. Buzzflash is my homepage. I get good immediate overview there |
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Edited on Sun May-07-06 05:45 AM by librarycard
which the MSM doesn't provide. Then I cross-reference that with MSNBC for a sense of what the MSM wants to avoid discussing. I vote up or down on stories worthy of the star system, 1/2 or 5. (Many on DU cross-reference w/Fox, Free Republic or Drudge. I never log on to any of those due to high BP and the need to keep stress levels low.) Then I go to DU for Latest Breaking and Greatest posts (doing my bit to vote up posts I feel should make the list). I check out DailyKos for research, and then Common Dreams for editorials I may have missed elsewhere.
Ray Taliafero has mentioned sites he likes to read. I didn't write them down, but since I hadn't heard of them before, I thought it would be a good idea to get into the habit of checking other sites out, especially since bloggers have filled the vacuum that the MSM has left behind.
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Sun May-07-06 07:54 AM
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15. Buzzflash Is Excellent |
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So many sources, links to other sites, etc. I have seen nothing that compares to it.
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Sun May-07-06 03:23 AM
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Sun May-07-06 03:34 AM
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7. I get email alerts from |
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Edited on Sun May-07-06 03:45 AM by Emit
Information Clearing House Project for the Old American Century NYT WaPo Citizens for Legitimate Government Americans United MediaChannel.org Alliance for Justice Democracy Now! From The Wilderness Email Alert List ActForChange/Working Assets Consortiumnews.com The Free Press Brave New Films/Robert Greenwald Progressive Democrats of America Grist Magazine Sojourners PINR Dispatch NOW National Action Center NARAL Pro-Choice America Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Various Democratic sources, like Reid and Boxer and my local Dem party
And, for my black-ops work, I get email news alerts from:
NewsMax.com A couple of hawkish blogsites/groups The Chalcedon Foundation
Edited to add: But I log onto DU first.
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Sun May-07-06 03:38 AM
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buzzflash.com bushwatch.com cnn.com bbcnews.com
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Sun May-07-06 03:45 AM
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9. www.crooksandliars.com is always my first stop |
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DU is next, then on to www.mediamatters.com from there it's www.smirkingchimp.com and finally www.newshounds.us
Then back to DU
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Sun May-07-06 03:54 AM
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10. This is a good question |
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Depending on what's going on that day, in no order:
firedoglake- I think this the best political blog out there right now.
Raw Story- Indespensable.
DU- For breaking news, it's the best site.
CBC- It gets alot of flack by Canadians that have never really how bad the dearth of straight-ahead news is in the US. Since I've been up here I always go here for National and Internation news.
Edmonton Journal- Hometown news.
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Sun May-07-06 05:06 AM
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11. Democratic Underground FIRST--then......... |
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Sun May-07-06 06:41 AM
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14. I don't do five, I do two, LA Times and WaPo |
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I used to do NY Times, but quit when they started that pay BS. After the two news sites, I go straight to the blogs. Right now, firedoglake is first on the list.
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