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revolutionnow45 Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:29 PM
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What is your favorite news source? (besides DU)
Looking for the best progressive news and blogs out there, not controlled by corporations...
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dennis4868 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:32 PM
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1. It's definitely not DU....
not anymore at least....I think Rachel Maddow is fair and uses common sense most of the time....no knee jerk reactions like you get here at DU.
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MrMickeysMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:38 PM
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4. It's still a good compilation of other sources...
... Sometimes you just gotta know who has a reliable post on these threads.
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dennis4868 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:43 PM
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9. I agree...
gotta watch out for sites like HP since they have an anti authority theme....I think no matter who is president they have an agenda to be anti that president....it's anti authority perpective and they don't always use facts....they have an agenda.
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:50 PM
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11. DU is still the best source. The opinions may vary but all news posted comes with links.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:31 AM
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17. Baloney. DU always has the best compilation of breaking news.
It's hours, days and even weeks ahead of the corporate media.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:33 PM
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2. Buzzflash
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:35 PM
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3. Al Jazeera English Service
http://english.aljazeera.net/
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:39 PM
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5. Seconded. I just found them on DirecTV.
Channel 348 under the heading of "Free Speech TV".
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RufusTFirefly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:41 PM
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6. Democracy Now
Granted, it upsets me often, but that's probably because it comes closest to the truth.

Democracy Now
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:33 AM
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18. The best thing about Amy's show is that she introduces us to
the most diligent reporters and analysts working on just about any topic.
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MrMickeysMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:42 PM
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7. Here are my picks-
The Guardian UK
Asia Times
Democracy Now!
Al Jazeera
Max Keiser (financial, scandals, truth about financial terrorism)
Russia Today (RT television)

Soon to be... Current (Keith Olberman, a man I'll always follow)
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:43 PM
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8. Lately its been
Edited on Mon Mar-21-11 10:43 PM by AsahinaKimi
The Asahi Shimbum (newspaper)
http://www.asahi.com/English(朝日新聞社 )
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 10:48 PM
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10. Twitter with a range of search topics.
Pretty much following all the decent news agencies, reliable journalists who post links to their current stories and a few rogues who occasionally get it right. ;)
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revolutionnow45 Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:51 PM
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12. thanks!
:hi:

more?
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:05 AM
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13. Ouija board? nt
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snagglepuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:12 AM
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14. reader supported news and truthdig
http://readersupportednews.org/
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sce56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:14 AM
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15. The Daily Show!
Edited on Tue Mar-22-11 12:16 AM by sce56
Who would have thought you would be getting your news from a comedy channel and the News channels would be comedy in this modern century!
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:28 AM
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16. I like DFP
Edited on Tue Mar-22-11 12:28 AM by FrenchieCat
http://www.democratsforprogress.com/

There's a calm discussion forum there too.
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 08:56 PM
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22. Me too!
:toast:
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 01:30 AM
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19. I like Talking Points Memo for news
I like Media Matters for news that covers wingnut media. I like Think Progress for clarity on Democratic politics.
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revolutionnow45 Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:02 PM
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20. thanks everyone!
:hi:
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:03 PM
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21. The Sri Lankan Sunday Times...nt
Sid
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 09:52 PM
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25. Racist Man Strikes Again!
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 07:26 AM
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32. ...
:rofl:

Sid
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 09:01 PM
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23. Progressive news? And blogs? Or news news, without the partisan filter?
Edited on Tue Mar-22-11 09:02 PM by Shagbark Hickory
I wouldn't say it's my favorite source but it seems to be the only fucking source is a Chinese government channel CCTV in english, France 24 in english, Al J in enlish , EuroNews (when we could get it) and various international newspapers. My dad turned me on to the foreign papers. He's right that's really a good way to find out what's going on.

Aside from that the Daily Show with Jon Beef Stew as mentioned.
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revolutionnow45 Donating Member (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 09:49 PM
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24. kick
:kick:
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 09:54 PM
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26. Amy Goodman and Socialist Worker. Screw phony "objectivity". If you want honesty
go to people who clearly state their bias and stand by it.
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AmBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 10:56 PM
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27. www.therealnews.com
Fledgling news org funded only by donations (not beholden to sponsors!) with an admirable variety of international news stories. I'm liking what I see there.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 11:53 PM
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28. Elliot Spitzer "In the Arena". "The Daily Show".
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 11:57 PM
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29. Reuters.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 11:58 PM
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30. Watching America - link below
http://watchingamerica.com/News/
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 11:59 PM
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31. Kiddin? PBS - The rest are pundits,
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