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:*[http://www.google.com/ig?refresh=1 iGoogle] - weather, customized aggregator for article links for news and interests | :*[http://www.google.com/ig?refresh=1 iGoogle] - weather, customized aggregator for article links for news and interests | ||
:*[http://www.economist.com/ The Economist] - international news, non-US perspectives, global: conservative free market, socially liberal | :*[http://www.economist.com/ The Economist] - international news, non-US perspectives, global: conservative free market, socially liberal | ||
| − | :*[http://www.theatlantic.com/ The Atlantic] - news, features | + | :*[http://www.theatlantic.com/ The Atlantic] - news, features, hard for me to discern bias, but probably US liberal, International moderate. |
| − | :*[http://www.newyorker.com/ The New Yorker] - New York liberal. Very smart | + | :*[http://www.newyorker.com/ The New Yorker] - New York liberal. Very long articles written by very smart people. |
==Information about Books, Movies, Music== | ==Information about Books, Movies, Music== | ||
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:*[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 | ||
| − | + | :*[http://www.metacritic.com/ Meta-critic] - Review site for many media, from TV to Music. | |
| − | :*[http://www.metacritic.com/ Meta-critic] - | ||
:*[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Rotten Tomatoes] - Internet Movie Review site | :*[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Rotten Tomatoes] - Internet Movie Review site | ||
:*[http://www.imdb.com IMDB] - Internet Movie Database | :*[http://www.imdb.com IMDB] - Internet Movie Database | ||
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:*[http://www.humanevents.com Human Events] | :*[http://www.humanevents.com Human Events] | ||
| − | :*[http://www.commentarymagazine.com Commentary] | + | :*[http://www.commentarymagazine.com Commentary] |
:*[http://spectator.org/ American Spectator] | :*[http://spectator.org/ American Spectator] | ||
:*[http://www.slate.com Slate] | :*[http://www.slate.com Slate] | ||
:*[http://www.salon.com Salon] | :*[http://www.salon.com Salon] | ||
| + | :*[http://www.city-journal.org/ City Journal] | ||
==Special Interests== | ==Special Interests== | ||
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:*[http://www.finewoodworking.com Fine Woodworking] | :*[http://www.finewoodworking.com Fine Woodworking] | ||
:*[http://www.reason.com Reason] - liberatarian perspective | :*[http://www.reason.com Reason] - liberatarian perspective | ||
| − | :*[http://www.sciencenews. | + | :*[http://www.sciencenews.org/ Science News] |
==Critical Questions== | ==Critical Questions== | ||
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:*How would you assess the relative objectivity and balance of your sources? | :*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? | ||
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| + | ==Editorial Policies== | ||
| + | '''Commentary''' | ||
| + | :;Commentary is America’s premier monthly magazine of opinion and a pivotal voice in American intellectual life. Since its inception in 1945, and increasingly after it emerged as the flagship of neoconservatism in the 1970’s, the magazine has been consistently engaged with several large, interrelated questions, such as the fate of democracy and of democratic ideas in a world threatened by totalitarian ideologies; the state of American and Western security; the future of the Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture in Israel, the United States, and around the world; and the preservation of high culture in an age of political correctness and the collapse of critical standards. | ||
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| + | '''Reason''' | ||
| + | :;Reason is the monthly print magazine of "free minds and free markets." It covers politics, culture, and ideas through a provocative mix of news, analysis, commentary, and reviews. Reason provides a refreshing alternative to right-wing and left-wing opinion magazines by making a principled case for liberty and individual choice in all areas of human activity. | ||
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| + | '''Science News''' | ||
| + | :;Science News has been published since 1922. This award-winning biweekly news magazine covers important and emerging research in all fields of science. It publishes concise, accurate, timely articles that appeal to both general readers and scientists, reaching nearly 130,000 subscribers and more than one million readers. Audible.com distributes an audio edition of Science News. News from the Science News reporting team also appears at www.sciencenews.org. Updated daily, this site covers all areas of science. Science News is published by Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to the public engagement in scientific research and education. | ||
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| + | '''Salon''' | ||
| + | :;Salon, the award-winning online news and entertainment Web site, combines original investigative stories, breaking news, provocative personal essays and highly respected criticism along with popular staff-written blogs about politics, technology and culture. Salon hosts two online communities, Table Talk and The Well, and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and Washington D.C. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:16, 27 March 2010
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Contents
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, hard for me to discern bias, but probably US liberal, International moderate.
- The New Yorker - New York liberal. Very long articles written by very smart people.
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
- Meta-critic - Review site for many media, from TV to Music.
- Rotten Tomatoes - Internet Movie Review site
- IMDB - Internet Movie Database
- Amazon - collaborative filter site (and online store)
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.
- 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?
Editorial Policies
Commentary
- Commentary is America’s premier monthly magazine of opinion and a pivotal voice in American intellectual life. Since its inception in 1945, and increasingly after it emerged as the flagship of neoconservatism in the 1970’s, the magazine has been consistently engaged with several large, interrelated questions, such as the fate of democracy and of democratic ideas in a world threatened by totalitarian ideologies; the state of American and Western security; the future of the Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture in Israel, the United States, and around the world; and the preservation of high culture in an age of political correctness and the collapse of critical standards.
Reason
- Reason is the monthly print magazine of "free minds and free markets." It covers politics, culture, and ideas through a provocative mix of news, analysis, commentary, and reviews. Reason provides a refreshing alternative to right-wing and left-wing opinion magazines by making a principled case for liberty and individual choice in all areas of human activity.
Science News
- Science News has been published since 1922. This award-winning biweekly news magazine covers important and emerging research in all fields of science. It publishes concise, accurate, timely articles that appeal to both general readers and scientists, reaching nearly 130,000 subscribers and more than one million readers. Audible.com distributes an audio edition of Science News. News from the Science News reporting team also appears at www.sciencenews.org. Updated daily, this site covers all areas of science. Science News is published by Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to the public engagement in scientific research and education.
Salon
- Salon, the award-winning online news and entertainment Web site, combines original investigative stories, breaking news, provocative personal essays and highly respected criticism along with popular staff-written blogs about politics, technology and culture. Salon hosts two online communities, Table Talk and The Well, and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and Washington D.C.
