Where does Oppo get its news?

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 03/16/2020 at 10:01 • Filed to: None

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American media is a shit show of politics and fear mongering. Therefore, I ignore most of it as much as I can. My preferred source for news right now is !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , which   seems to have a much more level-headed, just-the-facts take on things. The news is still bad, but just not sensationally bad.

facw > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:11

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I read the Washington Post, the New York Times, and various things that come up on Google News. Also the Atlantic, but that’s less of a breaking news thing.

I recommend this article over at Ars Technica for anyone looking for general COVID-19 info:  Don’t Panic: The comprehensive Ars Technica guide to the coronavirus

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:13

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CNN mostly, though I’m spending a lot more time lately on local sites to try to find out what’s going on around Chicago.

CNN is irritating but I watched MSNBC a little bit over the weekend and holy crap is that channel a shit show.

I really should go to BBC - they do a far better  job on the news than anything here.

jminer > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:13

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Been honestly avoiding most of it lately. My wife goes to the WHO for updates on Covid 19 and then relays them to me in a way I can understand.

Spent the weekend cleaning out my garage - damn did I put that off for way too long!

ttyymmnn > facw 03/16/2020 at 10:13

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I have subscriptions to both WaPo and NYT. But even those begin to feel partisan after a while. I have stopped reading the opinion pieces. I also miss Frank Rich, though he writes for New York magazine these days, I believe.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 03/16/2020 at 10:17

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BBC is my second choice, and I too have been spending more time on my local news site. 

Future next gen S2000 owner > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:18

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I try to go the aggregate route. USA Today, CNN, Rueters, NPR, and surprisingly the local news.

Never stay on one source too long.

InFierority Complex > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:19

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From the daily show with Jon Stewart and the Colbert report, obviously.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:24

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I get my news from the back of cereal boxes

haveacarortwoorthree2 > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:25

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Nowhere. I used to be a voracious reader of newspapers, then switched to online publications. But almost everything now is either hyper-partisan, opinion masquerading as news, dumb, or fluff that I just ignore it. I honestly just don’t care any more. lol

Milky > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:25

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The l ocal NPR station (WDET) is actually great imo. Have it now as I’ m working from home.

phenotyp > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:27

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Mostly Reuters and BBC. WaPo for politics-related stuff, and, honestly, John Oliver .

ttyymmnn > haveacarortwoorthree2 03/16/2020 at 10:28

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I used to be a news junkie too. Grew up watching John Chancellor and then Tom Brokaw every night, became a daily WaPo reader during college. Collected a folder full of international news sources when the Internet started. Now it’s all a cesspool. I largely blame social media. Social media (Oppo excluded, of course) has gone a long way towards making the world a horrible place. 

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:28

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I usually consult the tarrot, read chicken bones, or cast runestones. 

ttyymmnn > phenotyp 03/16/2020 at 10:29

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WaPo has always had the best Washington DC beat. But I’ve given up on all commentary and opinion pieces.

ttyymmnn > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/16/2020 at 10:29

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What does your mood ring tell you?

phenotyp > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:31

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Yeah. Tempests, teapots.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:34

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Oppo

Marketwatch

Christian Science Monitor (allegedly the most neutral of all)

BBC (I miss it back when they had no ads!)

AL.com for more local stuff

I honestly never thought to go directly to places like Reuters, AP, etc. I always just saw them as content aggregators, but good suggestion.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:34

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Panic.

I’m not sure I buy it, though. I think I’m going to consult the Magic 8 Ball. 

ttyymmnn > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/16/2020 at 10:36

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“Cannot predict now”

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:37

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Yeah, that’s what I got, too.

Gonna have to give it a shake later. Maybe after work’s Monday Management meeting. Hopefully then it says “G o H ome!”

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:38

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My wife. Seriously. She is constantly flipping between Fox and CNN so she can get both takes and find the middle ground. Then she dumps it all onto me in the evenings. She’s a good filter. A good wife, too!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:48

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BBC only

fintail > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:55

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Fox, Sinclair, Breitbart, InfoWars, WorldNet, Heritage.org, Reason.com

facw > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 10:56

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They have opini on pieces from across the political spectrum (though, honestly I wish they had smarter conservative commentary, in particular M arc T hiessen at T he P ost is basically a troll rather than an intelligent source of commentary) . I think their news is pretty solid regardless though. It’s not bias just because the Trump administration is horrible in just about every way (as demonstrated by facts on the ground, and lies out of Trump’s mouth ) .

vondon302 > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 11:03

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I use flipboard app news feed.  You still get some crappy news but once you use it for awhile it's not bad.

DipodomysDeserti > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 11:04

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Locally, my brother who is an editor of a local paper. Nationally and internationally, reuters, BBC, smoke signals...

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 11:07

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BBC North America is my go-to, but I’ve noticed in the last few years a steady increase of soft news and editorial. Though I do appreciate that when editorial is included in a hard news item, it’s noted as being from a different author and divided off from the main news by solid lines, even if it’s in the middle of the article.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 11:11

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I’ve been following BBC

Urambo Tauro > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 11:16

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Honestly, I’d have to say that comedians are my primary source . The levity helps keep me sane, I think. Colbert has some sharp wit, Noah has a real knack for interviewing people , and Crowder provides some thoughtful counterpoints to an otherwise overwhelmingly democratic late night.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 11:38

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The best thing the internet did was give everyone a voice.

The worst thing the internet did was give everyone a voice.

I personally think social media is more of a symptom, or enabler of the true problem, and that is the desire to be first. It’s been shown that the first piece of news you hear on a topic is usually what sticks with you, not what is factually correct. On top of that, and to be clear I’m generally not a “boo, capitalism” type, but in this case I am, being first matters a lot in this market. A dvertiser dollars depend on ratings, ratings depend on viewers, and viewers want the latest breaking news as fast as possible, so there’s a lot of  incentive to be first rather than right.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 11:44

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Trevor Noah, I can’t even listen to Drumpf’s voice otherwise, and NPR if I’m in the car. Reuters is neutral, I did check it yesterday.

gettingoldercarguy > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 11:55

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Pbs

HammerheadFistpunch > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 12:07

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As a person who’s physically at work to disseminate the news. um...here.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 12:10

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Choose wisely

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ttyymmnn > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/16/2020 at 12:12

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The best thing the internet did was give everyone a voice.

The worst thing the internet did was give everyone a voice.

You stole my line. There was an excellent episode of The Orville that portrayed the dangers of a society that had become beholden to social media for everything. When a citizen of that world says that it’s great that everybody gets a voice, one the Orville crew members said, “A voice must be earned, not given.”

Aremmes > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 12:29

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For me it’s usually BBC News for global news, the local NPR affiliate WHYY and the Philadelphia Inquirer for local news, and Fark.com for aggregation/fact-checking/the LOLs.

AkursedX > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 13:03

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Throighout the day I will read in no particular order: CNN, Fox News, BBC World, Reuters, USA Today, Al Jazeera, Drudge Report and most of the Kinja sites.

I like to gain the viewpoints of many different groups and ideologies.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 13:12

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NPR. 

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 15:00

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Google news app , but with my eyes open. If something interests me but it’s from a source I’m wary of, I’ll try to find an opposing view and sort out what the common ground is.

And if it’s not some thing that interests me much , I could n’t give two shits who the source is.

The Snowman > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 15:15

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Ap seems to be ok lately.

Nick Has an Exocet > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 18:30

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Noagendashow.com

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 22:12

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https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/

Australia’s national public broadcaster. Publically owned but also editorially independent by legislation. Frequently disliked by all sides of politics, primarily for perceived partisanship...so it's probably OK.

Jayvincent > ttyymmnn 03/16/2020 at 22:24

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Daily mail dot com They always have the breaking news first (freaky fast robot algorithm is always awake and hunting for obscure stories) especially global disasters/crisis (especially anything airplane or bikini related for s o me reason).

Bonus - they love to rag on stupid A mericans and you get all the behind the scenes UK politics (none of which I understand, but the faces they make in Parliament are silent film gold!)

Double bonus - they have a credible Aussie newsfeed which can’t be found anywhere else

warning - 10% is NSFW ish due to sexy D-listers from hollywood and instagram on the front page

as proof I present the following : https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8114481/B2-Stealth-Bomber-pictured-RAF-Fairford.html

ttyymmnn > Jayvincent 03/16/2020 at 22:28

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The world needs more bikini news right now. At least I do.