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=Current=
 
 
 
==News and Current Information and Opinion==
 
==News and Current Information and Opinion==
  
 
List your current news and information with a brief description of focus and bias.
 
List your current news and information with a brief description of focus and bias.
  
:BBC - international news, non-US perspectives
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:*BBC - international news, non-US perspectives, us: liberal/socialist, europe:mainstream/centrist
:Corriere Della Sera - Italian news
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:*Corriere Della Sera - Italian news
:New York Times - national and international news, opinion, global: centrist/conservative, us: liberal/left
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:*New York Times - national and international news, opinion, global: centrist/conservative, us: liberal/left
:Spokesman-Review - local news, centrist/conservative
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:*Spokesman-Review - local news, centrist/conservative
:The Inlander - local news, liberal
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:*The Inlander - local news, liberal
:iGoogle - weather, article links for news and interests
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:*iGoogle - weather, customized aggregator for article links for news and interests
:The Economist - international news, non-US perspectives, global: conservative free market, socially liberal
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:*The Economist - international news, non-US perspectives, global: conservative free market, socially liberal
:The Atlantic - news, features
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:*The Atlantic - news, features
  
 
==Information about Books, Movies, Music==
 
==Information about Books, Movies, Music==
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List sources for information about culture and arts.
 
List sources for information about culture and arts.
  
:New York Review of Books - Opinion, Book reviews, notable work across many academic discipines
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:*New York Review of Books - Opinion, Book reviews, notable work across many academic discipines
:LastFM - collaborative filter, basic information about artists
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:*LastFM - collaborative filter, basic information about artists
:Pitchfork - reviews of independent music
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:*Pitchfork - reviews of independent music
:The Inlander - local music/events, local: liberal
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:*The Inlander - local music/events, local: liberal
:Personal recommendations from friends
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:*Personal recommendations from friends
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:*Meta-critic
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:*Rotten Tomatoes
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:*IMDB
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:*Amazon
  
 
==Political Cultural Perspective Balancing==
 
==Political Cultural Perspective Balancing==
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Use this section to identify sources that would balance or diversify your primary trusted sources.
 
Use this section to identify sources that would balance or diversify your primary trusted sources.
  
*Human Events
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:*Human Events
*Commentary
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:*Commentary
*American Spectator
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:*American Spectator
*Slate
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:*Slate
*Salon
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:*Salon
  
 
==Special Interests==
 
==Special Interests==
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Use this section for topics or interests that you follow aside from general news and cultural information.
 
Use this section for topics or interests that you follow aside from general news and cultural information.
  
:Scientific American
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:*Scientific American
:Fine Woodworking
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:*Fine Woodworking
:Reason - liberatarian perspective
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:*Reason - liberatarian perspective
:Science News
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:*Science News
  
 
=Critical Questions=
 
=Critical Questions=
  
 
:*Do your sources cover a range of news from local to global?   
 
:*Do your sources cover a range of news from local to global?   
:*How would you assess the relative objectivity of your sources?
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:*How would you assess the relative objectivity and balance of your sources?
 
:*If you were trying to balance your sources, what perspectives would you add?
 
:*If you were trying to balance your sources, what perspectives would you add?

Revision as of 05:34, 16 March 2010

News and Current Information and Opinion

List your current news and information with a brief description of focus and bias.

  • BBC - international news, non-US perspectives, us: liberal/socialist, europe:mainstream/centrist
  • Corriere Della Sera - Italian news
  • New York Times - national and international news, opinion, global: centrist/conservative, us: liberal/left
  • Spokesman-Review - local news, centrist/conservative
  • The Inlander - local news, liberal
  • iGoogle - weather, customized aggregator for article links for news and interests
  • The Economist - international news, non-US perspectives, global: conservative free market, socially liberal
  • The Atlantic - news, features

Information about Books, Movies, Music

List sources for information about culture and arts.

  • New York Review of Books - Opinion, Book reviews, notable work across many academic discipines
  • LastFM - collaborative filter, basic information about artists
  • Pitchfork - reviews of independent music
  • The Inlander - local music/events, local: liberal
  • Personal recommendations from friends
  • Meta-critic
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • IMDB
  • Amazon

Political Cultural Perspective Balancing

Use this section to identify sources that would balance or diversify your primary trusted sources.

  • Human Events
  • Commentary
  • American Spectator
  • Slate
  • Salon

Special Interests

Use this section for topics or interests that you follow aside from general news and cultural information.

  • Scientific American
  • Fine Woodworking
  • Reason - liberatarian perspective
  • Science News

Critical Questions

  • Do your sources cover a range of news from local to global?
  • How would you assess the relative objectivity and balance of your sources?
  • If you were trying to balance your sources, what perspectives would you add?