Question for everyone: Where do you get your news? Old school, traditional outlets (television, newspapers, radio), web resources from major outlets (e.g. BBC, NY Times, Deutsche Welle, etc.), RSS aggregators, Facebook *shudder*, other sources that I am not listing, or some combination of any/all?
Do you listen to/view sources that might disagree with your current point of view?
This isn't a poll or anything. I'm just curious.
@Kent For normal news (like, not IT-related politics and economics) I usually use radio when I drive to/from work, the station is paid by some kind of tax (like Deutsche Welle). Public broadcasting in Germany is hard to explain.
On my RSS feeds I use the same, b/c it's kinda neutral, and some feeds from newspapers (german). One left winged, one conservative. I think that's a balanced mix.
I don't have facebook :)
@dennix Thanks Dennix!
@dennix Radio when I commute (except on my motorcycle), usually tuned to National Public Radio. RSS aggregator (Feedly) which I try to keep neutral and varied so that I see a broad spectrum of progressive and conservative sources. Local newspapers. Web pages for traditional outlets like like BBC, Deutsche Welle, and many others, & etc. Also watchingamerica.com to see what the rest of the world might be thinking about the US. No TV. No Facebook. More that I am not thinking of I'm sure.
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@Kent Seems a good choice. Especially for ignoring TV and FB :D
@dennix I found out several years ago that it is VERY counterproductive for me to have a TV in the house. People sometimes say "Oh, no TV? You must really hate it", and I tell them, no, there is no TV because I love it too much! Re: Facebook, I have never had a Facebook account because I won't willingly volunteer to be someone's product. Big data already gets a big enough piece of me without my consent!
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@Kent What do you do to keep up with the news?