Who do you trust to deliver the News?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 23:12:54 -0400

As we all know there are a plethora of news agencies out there. I have come to find that this will define who you are. Most political or social factions derive their news from merely one or two news entities. I try to be as unbiased at possible when reading news and try to stay away from the big names.

If you had to list where you read your from from how would it look?

This is my list.
1. Dailymail
2. Army Times
3. Al Jazeera, American Version
4. Al Jazeera, Middle Eastern Version
5. Fox and CNN if I grow bored

And Open Source for those who may know what that is.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2014 6:11 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 06:11:14 -0400

I read a lot of news sites. Among my daily reads:

Real Clear Politics
Beat the Press
Politico
Incidental Economist
Ritholtz Blogspot
Memeorandom
Military.com
Economix Blog
The Economist
Politix
Five Thirty-eight
Wall Street Journal
The Hill

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2014 10:16 AM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:16:39 -0400

CS Monitor
NPR

Are my two go to for national/world news. Local news usually Fox/KUSA/7news/Denver Post...but I find them to be highly unreliable because they want to be the first to get the story out at the expense of accurate facts.

The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, daily news briefing, and email newsletters.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2014 10:29 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:29:00 -0400

AJ America is one of my favorites lately. I get everything from across the globe which is better than hearing about LiLo's latest flub.

I do check CNN and Fox each day, but I definitely take what I read with a grain of salt.

BBC can have some great in-depth reporting but they do seem to miss some of the more obvious headlines.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Feb 21 at 2015 12:02 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:02:26 -0500

I prefer comedy news. Its good to season the serious with the humorous.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2015 12:48 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:48:36 -0500

Not ABC NBC CBS MSNBC CNN nor FOX. I trust FOX the most. I think FOX is biased but the others are flat liars.

Response by 1LT Nick Kidwell made Feb 21 at 2015 1:29 PM

1LT Nick Kidwell — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:29:09 -0500

Read it all, sort the crap from the fact yourself.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Feb 21 at 2015 1:52 PM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:52:57 -0500

NPR, BBC & Comedy Central

Response by SPC Stewart Smith made Feb 21 at 2015 4:01 PM

SPC Stewart Smith — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:01:41 -0500

It's seriously sad when comedians deliver more honest news than 'trusted' news sources.

In all seriousness, fox, cnn, and msnbc are all opinion based news. Opinion based gives them liberties to lie through their teeth. If you want fact based news then you need to watch PBS. But that is too boring.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2015 6:58 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:58:18 -0500

The only news source I trust is Brian Williams

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2015 8:16 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 08:16:16 -0500

My wife and I watch the ABC Nightly News every evening. We also enjoy CBS 60 Minutes. However, I'm an avid NPR listener. It's on in my car constantly. I even have an NPR sticker on it, and brought my NPR coffee mug on my deployment.

I do enjoy, though, Al Jazeera and the BBC for world news and the Stripes for military-centric news. Lastly, there is a swell of amazing military blogs coming up which are must-reads. While not necessarily "news", they are topical and interesting.