Difference between revisions of "Information Diet Inventory"

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:*[http://www.nybooks.com/ New York Review of Books] - Opinion, Book reviews, notable work across many academic discipines
 
:*[http://www.nybooks.com/ New York Review of Books] - Opinion, Book reviews, notable work across many academic discipines
:*[last.fm LastFM] - collaborative filter, basic information about artists
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:*[http://last.fm LastFM] - collaborative filter, basic information about artists
 
:*[http://pitchfork.com/ Pitchfork] - reviews of independent music
 
:*[http://pitchfork.com/ Pitchfork] - reviews of independent music
 
:*[http://www.inlander.com/spokane/ The Inlander] - local music/events, local: liberal
 
:*[http://www.inlander.com/spokane/ The Inlander] - local music/events, local: liberal
 
:*Personal recommendations from friends
 
:*Personal recommendations from friends
:*[http://www.metacritic.com/ Meta-critic]
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:*[http://www.metacritic.com/ Meta-critic] -
:*[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Rotten Tomatoes]
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:*[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Rotten Tomatoes] - Internet Movie Review site
:*[http://www.imdb.com IMDB]
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:*[http://www.imdb.com IMDB] - Internet Movie Database
:*[http://amazon.com Amazon]
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:*[http://amazon.com Amazon] - collaborative filter site (and online store)
  
 
==Political Cultural Perspective Balancing==
 
==Political Cultural Perspective Balancing==

Revision as of 04:36, 26 March 2010

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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
  • The New Yorker - New York liberal. Very smart writers.

Information about Books, Movies, Music

List sources for information about culture and arts.

Political Cultural Perspective Balancing

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

Special Interests

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

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?