04-19-2012, 11:50 PM
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Scoring Winger
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How do you stay informed in today's world?
Don't watch any TV news, google news, Slashdot, ars technica, cpuck, zerohedge are about it for me. I don't use twitter. If a story interests me, I'll read quite a few articles from google news on it. I find I read a lot of the comments too.
After the 2008/9 downturn, I felt like I needed to be more aware about political and economic news.
So any better ideas on how to become a better informed citizen? Looking for the real truth, deep analysis, unbiased etc. I appreciate hearing multiple sides and angles on controversial topics too.
I guess I am looking for sources that people regularly turn to and feel that they are well served and bettered for the time they invest.
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04-19-2012, 11:59 PM
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#2
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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I'm partial to the Calgary Sun.
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04-20-2012, 12:01 AM
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#3
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Lifetime Suspension
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This is embarrassing, but I have found out about more breaking news here, than anywhere else. Most times I am beating people to the punch on major world events by the hive mind here, than through regular channels.
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04-20-2012, 12:06 AM
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#5
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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If there isn't a thread about it here, I won't know about it.
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04-20-2012, 12:21 AM
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First Line Centre
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Reddit, mainly.
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04-20-2012, 12:28 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Calgary
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I usually have CNN on as background noise when I'm working in the afternoon. CP is also pretty good. Usually anything worth reading is on here within a day or two (or on here before....)
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04-20-2012, 12:30 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: About 5200 Miles from the Dome
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If its not on CP, the cover of Yahoo, or a hot topic in the office I am likely missing out.
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Winston Churchill
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04-20-2012, 12:41 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
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This.
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04-20-2012, 12:44 AM
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First Line Centre
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The Jay Thomas Show
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04-20-2012, 12:47 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl
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Mostly CP and tech blogs.
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04-20-2012, 01:49 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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My social media gives plenty of interesting links to very varying sources. I know that sort of people. I usually only read proper articles. Columns and blogs are 99% pointless and 90% unreliable.
(On the other hand blogs have the best stuff about gaming.)
Newspapers on the weekends, a weekly news magazine and documents (from TV or internet).
That's about it. I'm still a firm believer in traditional "proper" journalism.
I used to listen to radio various radio news a lot, but that's faded out, which is a shame.
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04-20-2012, 01:58 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
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Guardian UK, New York Times, Christian Science Moniter, the economist, BBC radio 4, MSNBC, PBS books
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04-20-2012, 02:35 AM
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First Line Centre
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CP or it doesn't happen...
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04-20-2012, 06:24 AM
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#2 960 Prankster
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: In a Pub
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Carrier pigeon
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04-20-2012, 07:20 AM
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First Line Centre
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I watch BBC World News every morning while having breakfast, Twitter, CP, check Google news once in a while, and I listen to a fair bit of AM radio at work.
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04-20-2012, 07:28 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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-am 660 on the drive into work (and back)
-Calgary Herald website
-Twitter
-the Economist
-CP
-the Onion 
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04-20-2012, 08:01 AM
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Al Jazeera has a ton of stuff you won't hear elsewhere, and it can be a real kick in the nuts actually. NY Times can be a good read. Boingboing.net is a neat blog as well, but not really 'news'.
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04-20-2012, 08:06 AM
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Franchise Player
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Metro on the bus on my way to work.
CP during the day
Global News at 11pm before I go to bed.
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