News Sources in the Twenty-First Century

Singulus
Singulus
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Posted: Sep 29, 07 11:49am

I inadvertently asked this question earlier inadvertently [ See Question ] but didn't realize there was no facility for discussion, So here it is again. Thanks. Where do you get your news in the twenty-first century? And why?

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RobinWolaner
RobinWolaner
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Posted: Sep 29, 07 12:13pm

I inadvertently asked this question earlier inadvertently <a href="http://www.tbd.com/viewQuestion.html?questionId=14921...

OK, I know this answer -- from networking sites -- is going to sound self-serving, but it's not just TeeBeeDee where I learn things. Here's a sampling:

On TBD, I learned of Kurt Vonnegut's passing.

On Facebook, I learned about a change in the weather in NY just as I packed for the airport...I didn't check weather.com, I didn't need to.

On LinkedIn, I have learned of upcoming news stories in my industry as reporters have posted their questions.

So beyond the usual answers, I think networking sites can sift through the reams of news to get you the relevant stuff.

unusualsuspect
unusualsuspect
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Posted: Sep 29, 07 12:28pm

I inadvertently asked this question earlier inadvertently <a href="http://www.tbd.com/viewQuestion.html?questionId=14921...

Quite a coincidence because I just wrote an article for Digital Journal on the fact that British and European news sites are seeing increased numbers of users from the US. I haven't watched news on the TV for several months now. I have a large folder of bookmarks for the news, and I check Digg and Reddit several times a day for links to breaking news.

I get my news from all over the web, which includes news sites, magazines, blogs, and social bookmarking.

Great discussion topic. I'll be gone til tomorrow and will catch up then.

JanetRyan
JanetRyan
Staff

Posted: Sep 29, 07 12:52pm

I inadvertently asked this question earlier inadvertently <a href="http://www.tbd.com/viewQuestion.html?questionId=14921...

I still love magazines for the in depth story, and to unusualsuspects point, I prefer the Economist to any US based publications. Daily newspapers work for the local angle, but for world news I, like so many others, have stopped reading them. The rest is all internet, I get breaking news to my mailbox daily, but I stopped the alerts... I got tired of the constant interupts for news thats not important enough to me to stop my day. I go to CNN, MSNBC, NYT, WSJ.com and, as Robin says, from TeeBeeDee, LinkedIn and industry specific sites.

Bmichael
Bmichael
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Posted: Sep 29, 07 3:04pm

I inadvertently asked this question earlier inadvertently <a href="http://www.tbd.com/viewQuestion.html?questionId=14921...

I try not to confuse news with opinions.

An example of news:

Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and caused a lot of damage. (This is a true fact)

An example of opinion:

Democrats - The Republican Administration did not do enough to help New Orleans.

Republicans - Yes we did.

Democrats - No, you didn’t.

Republicans -You’re ugly.

Democrats - No, we’re not. You are.

Republicans - Bite us.

I try to get as much information (and opinions) from several sources. I’ve narrowed it down to 5 - NY Times, US News and World Report, Time, NPR, and BBC.

Singulus
Singulus
Founding Member

Posted: Sep 29, 07 5:30pm

OK, I know this answer -- from networking sites -- is going to sound self-serving, but it's not just TeeBeeDee where I l...

I'm already looking forward to the impact this site has on the Internet Experience. True, I'm just getting warmed up but it's already exciting ...

unusualsuspect
unusualsuspect
Founding Member

Posted: Sep 30, 07 7:04am

I try not to confuse news with opinions.

An example of news:

Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and caused a lot of ...

I don't believe in narrowing down my sources, but of course that may depend on the time you have available. I handle the overload by limiting my daily headline scans to a few central news sites, like Google news. Then I pick up on whatever interesting stories pop up on the social networking sites. The networking sites tend to be a good way to follow the development of a breaking story bccause so many people will link to the updates. Sometimes the most important news comes from comparatively obscure sites.

ZaZumbaDeb
ZaZumbaDeb

Posted: Oct 5, 07 3:54pm

I inadvertently asked this question earlier inadvertently <a href="http://www.tbd.com/viewQuestion.html?questionId=14921...

We still get the NYT and Seattle Times daily which I read in the morning with breakfast, but the rest of the news websites I'm interested in are now set up as feeds to my igoogle home page. I used to get general/breaking news emails but got so many the feeds were more organized for me and I don't have to go to the individual websites.