Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Recent years have seen a decline in traditional sources of news. We now use a wide variety of news outlets, many of them on the internet. So, how do you get your news. I mostly use the internet for news. My main news source is CNN, and I also use Reuters, Time, and either MSNBC or FOX depending on the party of the president. I don't use Yahoo!, even though I go there to check my email. Generally, the only news programs I watch on television are 60 Minutes,20/20, and Nightline. I don't use newspapers or radio at all, nor do I receive any news magazines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Spddin Ignis Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 My main source of worldly news, local news, and news in general used to be from the television. But now, i have turned to the internet for all of my newsly needs. Not only is it more convinient, but the tv is somewhat less convinient. When i check my email or visit spiderweb, just open up a new tab and news away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan inni Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Spiderweb software forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 My main news sources are Boston.com for Massachusetts and USA news, BBC for international news, the Discovery Channel website for animal news, and various message boards for miscellaneous news. I also watch NECN's "Good Morning Live" on weekday mornings if I'm up early enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I mostly rely on talk radio, Townhall.com, some NPR, and some Google News. This does not mean I never see anything else, just that those are places I look most often. I don't have a TV, so that rules that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Duck in a Top Hat Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I don't usually bother myself with the news—being a child, and seldom affected by it—but occasionally I hear about something interesting that happened either on these boards or during conversation at school. Then I'll try to research it on the internet using google, or in the newspaper. That's pretty much it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 TM's scenarios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 i am a time traveller from the future, i already know everything important that's going to happen because i have experienced it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Daily Show, Anderson Cooper, BBC Global News podcast, and various websites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 You don't get the information directly beamed into your head? Foil hats amplify the signals perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The New York Times (in print and online), sometimes the New Yorker (in print only), and the BBC (online only) are my primary news sources. —Alorael, who will also follow the blogs that he browses at random where'er they may lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I get most of my news from other people, whether it be here, on other forums, in IRC chats, or in real-life encounters. Apart from that, usually the Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Neossokrass Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Mostly Comedy Central and NBC/Fox news. A few minor blog sites as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I can't stand the Daily Show because it pokes fun at something everyone already knows is stupid. What's the point? I can't stand the regular news for various reasons, including those that the Daily Show makes a living pointing out. When I'm at home and actually get a paper, I'll read it every day. Otherwise, my main news source is stories that catch my eye on AOL.com. I'll occasionally visit the BBC website, but haven't found a way to fit it into my regular schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Sleeping Dragon Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Originally Posted By: I need no introduction Spiderweb software forms. It's funny because there have indeed been a few times I've found out about a major event from this site before anywhere else. Obama's Peace prize comes to mind. I guess it is highly likely that one of us from here is bound to be searching the internet for news at any given point in time, and once we find something, this is probably one of the few places on the internet that we think to go to first for a relatively decent (compared to the rest of the internet) conversation about it (because going somewhere besides the internet to talk about it would require additional movement). So yeah, I admit I've gotten news (complete with colorful commentary) from this very site before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 It's funny how Americans seem to trust Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers more than mainstream news anchors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 More often than not, I don't get news, because I don't have time to search it out or wait through editorial on television to get to the facts. That said, when I do get my news, it's either from CNN, MSN, the local Fox network, the newspaper, or from this very website. More often than not, though, I'm informed through the grapevine, which I fact check through Internet searches through various AP articles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Hypnotic Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Other people and New zealands news website 'Stuff'. Occasionally there is the TV news but never radio or newspaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I remember yesterday very clearly, and then integrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Artemis~ Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Artemis looks to pointless and untrustworthy gossip to get up-to-date on things. But its not usually the most up-to-date political scandal. It goes something like this: Carlos and Amanda have been on and off for 3 years. He cheated on her with Tiara. Then Tiara broke up with him. He wants Amanda back. She was stupid enough to say yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Toby-Linn Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I watch a morning news show that gives updates on traffic, weather, etc, and that's basically the only show I watch that has news. I don't usually go looking for news, only when I hear something important from someone, like a colleage or someone on here, then I'll go search for it on google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Originally Posted By: Student of Trinity I remember yesterday very clearly, and then integrate. ... *attempts to comprehend this statement* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The integral from yesterday to infinity of news with respect to time is...? —Alorael, who is a bit worried that the solution is going to involve lighting fools the way to dusty death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Originally Posted By: Excalibur It's funny how Americans seem to trust Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers more than mainstream news anchors. I think it's perfectly understandable, seeing as it's the job of the former to point out the inaccuracies, biases, and comic mishaps of the latter. The latter takes itself way too seriously (to the point of comic mishaps), the former doesn't whatsoever. That said, I do still prefer to get actual, firsthand news from the internet, or local channels. Also, happy birthday Excalibur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Khoth Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I've not bothered to read the news for years. I paid attention to a couple of milliseconds of it ten years ago and I've been using analytic continuation ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I primarily use twitter feeds. I'm following CNN, BBC, and Slashdot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I don't bother with newspapers or reading online. When something I actually care about comes up, I get info from friends or links people post here. Originally Posted By: Randomizer You don't get the information directly beamed into your head? Foil hats amplify the signals perfectly. I've found that aluminum foil is preferable to tin for such purposes, although tin does a better job of protecting from aliens. It's a tossup, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Swimmin' Salmon Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I am the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 Originally Posted By: Ephesos Also, happy birthday Excalibur! Thanks! In fact, I learned from these boards that it was my birthday. I forgot about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 You must be old. I haven't forgotten my birthday in... a while. Partly because my little sisters wake me up with singing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 Nah, I didn't realize seventeen was old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 News is a waste of my time. I already have the event of the next millenia mapped out using psychohistory in preparation to establish my empire, why should I need repetitive confirmation of what I already know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Ah, isn't the first reading of Asimov cute? Nalyd remembers when he put psychohistory in his PDn or signature or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 You do realize that I probably read my first Asimov novel before you were born, right? If you're younger that 26, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Yeah. It brought back memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 Wow, I would have thought that Dantius was a lot younger than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Sleeping Dragon Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Me too. Huh, maybe he's just been a fan of Palpatine since his first appearance in 1983, which is also before many of us were born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 return of the jedi was the worst star wars movie until all the worse ones were made star wars is like dune, you can go through them in order until whenever you lose interest and you won't miss anything important in the parts you didn't bother with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Sleeping Dragon Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Ah, well I was always more of a trekkie myself anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I completely concur with Thuryl's statement. However, in Dune, you actually must stop reading in order to keep you view of the series intact. In Star Wars, even if you watch the Prequel trilogy, your respect for the OT should remain undiminished. Pretty much the only reason for watching the prequels is to see Palpatine's development, as Ian McDiarmind is literally the only good actor in the three films. Re SD: DIE HERETIC!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I get most of my news from a local newspaper, more specifically from the comics, cryptogram & crossword. The rest comes from old movies, and from the rare occasion when I decide to turn on the television and—even more rarely—channel surf. Originally Posted By: Strange loops for breakfast! The integral from yesterday to infinity of news with respect to time is...? Rehashed the following morning, and every day afterward for up to a solid month. News isn't news unless it can be beaten to death ten times over every hour on the hour. Originally Posted By: Excalibur Nah, I didn't realize seventeen was old. Ah, to be a teenager again...Especially knowing what I knew by about age 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I find that Jeopardy! has some good current events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Really? I watch it every night and most of the time there aren't any current events mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Swimmin' Salmon Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Originally Posted By: Master1 I find that Jeopardy! has some good current events. I get your drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I base everything on Fox news. If they said it must be true. Better then if god had said it. Good think they are not biased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Hey, it's fair and balanced. What more could you ask for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I'm mainly clueless as to what goes on in the world - I don't read/watch the news at all. I seem to have done fine these last 3/4 years, so I don't see myself buying a newspaper anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Whenever Nalyd watches the news, he is neither surprised, informed, or entertained. Only annoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt JadeWolf Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 We listen to the BBC a lot on the net, and apart from that I use google news or the guardian online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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