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Kaikyaku
10-19-2006, 10:41 PM
I stole this from another forum, but I thought it was interesting and could spark some good debate.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/19/125148/65

Basically a criticism of CNN for not having any real news. I don't actually watch CNN (just CTV and CBC), so I'm curious what the Americans think of this.
Niner
10-19-2006, 10:55 PM
I get all my news from the Daily Show. :3








No, really. There's a reason my homepage is BBC News.
Mana
10-20-2006, 05:57 AM
Didn't feel like reading the whole article, (saw how long it was and just skimmed through the pictures >_>) but I must admit, I'm not surprised.

Then again, I don't even watch the news and I know where England is :D
soundchazer
10-20-2006, 06:24 AM
* soundchazer shrugs.

One of the advantages of knowing several languages is you can get the same international news from completely different perspectives.

As far as my news source in the States, NPR all the way.
Phate
10-20-2006, 08:38 AM
NPR is good stuff.

I get most of my news from the newspaper rather than TV, or the online counterparts of the newspapers:
Santa Cruz Sentinel (local paper) (http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/)
San Jose Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/)

Those two are what I tend to read regularly since I pick them up almost every morning. As far as other news goes, I have my homepage set to that custom Google thing that shows stories from a variety of sources.
Tyrdium
10-20-2006, 11:28 AM
On my Google Homepage:
BBC News world edition (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/default.stm)
Times Online world edition (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/global/)
Mail & Guardian Online (http://www.mg.co.za/)
Christian Science Monitor world edition (http://www.csmonitor.com/world/)
Times of India world edition (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/)
New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/index.html?partner=rssnyt)
Slashdot (http://slashdot.org/)
MacSlash (http://macslash.org/)
MacRumors (http://www.macrumors.com/)
AnimeOnDVD (http://www.animeondvd.com/)


I get all of my news online, rather than from the TV or newspaper.
NausicaaBoy
10-20-2006, 11:32 AM
mmm News is so depressing the never report the good things. So why bother?
Itachi Uchiha
10-20-2006, 12:06 PM
I'm on CNN's breaking news email list and have never found any of the articles they sent me over the past year to be pointless... I never take a look at their homepage though...

My primary internet source for news is Yahoo, but for the most part I get my news from the the Sun Times and word of mouth.
Mouse
10-20-2006, 12:55 PM
It's been at least two years since I last looked at CNN.com, but I always ascribed it as more US news oriented than world news oriented instead of being mostly fluff. Looking at it again today though, I'm afraid I have to agree with "lokiloki". It appears to me that CNN.com is trying to offer too much variety, missing the trees for the forest. It has a few "actual" news headlines mixed in with more localized (US) stories, accompanied by entertainment headlines, next to video stories, and all surrounded by several ads. It's a mess.
loner
10-20-2006, 01:08 PM
www.newsnow.co.uk
Excellent source of news that is updated every 3 minutes or so. Normally I just look over the BBC headlines.
Erigion
10-20-2006, 02:07 PM
Step 1: Form hypothesis: "CNN.com sucks"
Step 2: Find slow news day so fluff items are on front page
Step 3: Generalize that the website is like that all the time
Step 4: Find "evil" government's news page
Step 5: Generalize about the page without bothering to read the actual articles
Step 6: Find page on way back machine during the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Step 7: Make more sweeping generalizations
Step 8: Adjust your hypothesis: "CNN.com use to be good. Now it sucks."
Step 9: Say your hypothesis rocks. Bask in the glow of the Internet masses.

Now before you come screaming at me, I don't read CNN.com. But ads on websites? Welcome to the Internet. Video on websites? Welcome to cheap and easy to get high-speed internet. Fluff in the news? Get outta here. That never happens.

Edit: gg typos

Edit 2: One more thing. Firefox with adblock means I never have to look at an ad banner again. <.<
Mouse
10-20-2006, 02:25 PM
Erig! The point is! CNN.com is America's news source and it sucks compared to those other foreign places.

Rawr.
Erigion
10-20-2006, 02:26 PM
Erig! The point is! CNN.com is America's news source and it sucks compared to those other foreign places.

Rawr.
We're America. We don't need to know the news. We just blow people up.
Phate
10-20-2006, 02:27 PM
Erig! The point is! CNN.com is America's news source and it sucks compared to those other foreign places.

Rawr.
That would be Fox News. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Ph4t3/Emot/emot-v.gif
Dirty Harry
10-20-2006, 02:30 PM
That would be Fox News. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Ph4t3/Emot/emot-v.gif

Oh
PHATE
OH PHATE
SO WITTY
Phate
10-20-2006, 02:31 PM
I sense sarcasm.

Confirm/deny?
Mouse
10-20-2006, 02:32 PM
That would be Fox News. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Ph4t3/Emot/emot-v.gif
For one end of the spectrum. The other is CNN.
Phate
10-20-2006, 02:37 PM
lol, I only said that for the sake of being facetious. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Ph4t3/Emot/emot-clownballoon.gif
Mouse
10-20-2006, 02:39 PM
lol, no I did.
Phate
10-20-2006, 02:41 PM
Fine, but we can all conclude that I am right and everyone else is wrong.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Ph4t3/Emot/emot-colbert.gif So there.
Dirty Harry
10-20-2006, 02:44 PM
Mmmmm, is that the delightful smell of chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite?

FOX > CNN > World News.
Mouse
10-20-2006, 02:46 PM
Obviously Kuzu Ryu Sen is right.
Phate
10-20-2006, 02:47 PM
DH, you are a puppet of Sean Hannity.

You sicken me.

Obviously Kuzu Ryu Sen is right.
Spreader of communist propaganda filth.
Dirty Harry
10-20-2006, 02:48 PM
DH, you are a puppet of Sean Hannity.

You sicken me.

Sean Hannity owns you and your [insert family member that you hold in high regard here].

He's awesome. And completely unbiased. ****ing Democrats. >>
silan
10-20-2006, 03:11 PM
Dear God, no. You almost had my respect, DH.

So close...... :(
Dirty Harry
10-20-2006, 03:13 PM
Dear God, no. You almost had my respect, DH.

So close...... :(

What happened to "night guys", usually people go to ****ing sleep after that.

And your respect is worth nothing to me. =\ You're nobody of importance!
Tyrdium
10-20-2006, 10:28 PM
Sean Hannity owns you and your [insert family member that you hold in high regard here].

He's awesome. And completely unbiased. ****ing Democrats. >>Your mom's a Democrat.
silan
10-21-2006, 07:49 AM
What happened to "night guys", usually people go to ****ing sleep after that.

And your respect is worth nothing to me. =\ You're nobody of importance!
So harsh! Now you're just lashing out in a knee-jerk reaction because we insulted Sean Hannity. We do it because we care! I feel disappointed in myself that I didn't find this out sooner, to show you the truth path away from Hannity's insanity. (Hey, that rhymes!)

Come to the light, DH.

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