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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.
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===National and International===
  
 
:*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ BBC] - international news, non-US perspectives, us: liberal/socialist, europe:mainstream/centrist
 
:*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ BBC] - international news, non-US perspectives, us: liberal/socialist, europe:mainstream/centrist
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:*[http://www.corriere.it/index.shtml?refresh_ce Corriere Della Sera] - Italian news
 
 
:*[http://www.nytimes.com/ New York Times] - national and international news, opinion, global: centrist/conservative, us: liberal/left
 
:*[http://www.nytimes.com/ New York Times] - national and international news, opinion, global: centrist/conservative, us: liberal/left
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===Local News===
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:*[http://www.spokesman.com/ Spokesman-Review] - local news, centrist/conservative
 
:*[http://www.spokesman.com/ Spokesman-Review] - local news, centrist/conservative
 
:*[http://www.inlander.com/spokane/ The Inlander] - local news, liberal
 
:*[http://www.inlander.com/spokane/ The Inlander] - local news, liberal
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===News, Analysis, Cultural Features, Magazines, Aggregators===
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:*[http://www.aldaily.com/ Arts and Letters Daily] The Chroncicle of Higher Ed's aggregator for culutural news.
 
:*[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, hard for me to discern bias, but probably US liberal, International moderate.
 
:*[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 long articles written by very smart people.
 
:*[http://www.newyorker.com/ The New Yorker] - New York liberal.  Very long articles written by very smart people.
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:*[http://www.salon.com Salon]
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:*[http://www.nybooks.com/ New York Review of Books] - Opinion, Book reviews, notable work across many academic discipines
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:*[http://www.nationalreview.com/ National Review] - Conservative U.S. -- smart peeps
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:*[http://www.heritage.org/ Heritage Foundation] -- Used to be more of a think tank, stays connected with top conservative intellectuals.
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:*[http://www.humanevents.com/ Human Events] -- By it's own claim, "Leading conservative media since 1944."
  
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==Information about Books, Movies, Music==
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===Alternative===
  
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List sources for information about culture and arts.
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:*Read More Wikipedia.com  [http://www.readmorewikipedia.com/]
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:*[http://www.truth-out.org/ Truth Out] - "Our Mission: Truthout works to broaden and diversify the political discussion by introducing independent voices and focusing on under-covered issues and unconventional thinking. Harnessing the expanding power of the Internet, we work to spread reliable information, critical thought and progressive ideas.  Our Values: We are devoted to equality, democracy, human rights, accountability and social justice. We believe in the power of free speech, and know that democratic journalism can make the world a better place."
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===Music and Movies===
  
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:*[http://www.nybooks.com/ New York Review of Books] - Opinion, Book reviews, notable work across many academic discipines
 
 
:*[http://last.fm LastFM] - collaborative filter, basic information about artists
 
:*[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
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:*[http://www.inlander.com/spokane/ The Inlander] - local music/events, local: liberal
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:*[http://www.metacritic.com/ Meta-critic] - Metacritic compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for movies, DVDs, music, television and games. Our unique Metascores show the critical consensus at a glance by taking a weighted average of critic grades.
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:*[http://www.metacritic.com/ Meta-critic] - Metacritic compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for movies, DVDs, music, television and games.
 
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Our unique Metascores show the critical consensus at a glance by taking a weighted average of critic grades.
 
 
:*[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
 
:*[http://amazon.com Amazon] - collaborative filter site (and online store)
 
:*[http://amazon.com Amazon] - collaborative filter site (and online store)
  
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==Sources for Balancing and Deepening Perspectives==
 
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Use this section to identify sources that would balance or diversify your primary trusted sources.
 
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:*[http://www.humanevents.com Human Events]
 
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:*[http://www.commentarymagazine.com Commentary]
 
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:*[http://spectator.org/ American Spectator]
 
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:*[http://www.slate.com Slate]
 
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:*[http://www.salon.com Salon]
 
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:*[http://www.city-journal.org/ City Journal]
 
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:*[http://thenation.com The Nation] - very liberal, downright socialist
 
  
 
==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.
  
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:*[http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5]
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===Education===
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:*[http://www.scientificamerican.com Scientific American]
 
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:*[http://www.finewoodworking.com Fine Woodworking]
 
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:*[http://www.reason.com Reason] - liberatarian perspective
 
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:*[http://www.sciencenews.org/ Science News]
 
  
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:*[http://www.philosophytalk.org/notesPastShows.htm]
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:*Chronicle of Higher Ed [http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5]
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:*[http://www.edge.org/edge_video.html]
 
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:*[http://www.closertotruth.com/]
 
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:*[http://www.philosophytalk.org/]
 
  
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==Critical Questions==
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===Science ===
  
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:*Do your sources cover a range of news from local to global? 
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:*Scientific American [http://www.scientificamerican.com Scientific American]
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:*What does the reading level and rhetoric of articles in each source tell you about the readership and intellectual level of the source?
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:*Science News[http://www.sciencenews.org/ Science News]
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:*How would you assess the relative objectivity and balance of your sources?
 
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:*If you were trying to balance your sources, what perspectives would you add?
 
  
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==Editorial Policies and "About"==
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===Philosophy===
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'''Commentary'''
 
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:;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'''
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:*Philosophy Talk [http://www.philosophytalk.org]
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:;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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:*The Edge [http://www.edge.org/edge_video.html]
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:*Closer to Truth [http://www.closertotruth.com/]
  
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'''Science News'''
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===Radio Shows===
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:;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'''
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:*This American Life [http://www.thisamericanlife.org/]
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:;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.
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:*Radiolab  [http://www.radiolab.org/]
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:*To the Best of Our Knowledge [http://www.wpr.org/book/index.cfm]
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:*Radio Open Source [http://www.wpr.org/book/index.cfm]
  
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'''The Nation'''
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===Satire ===
  
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:;The Nation will not be the organ of any party, sect, or body. It will, on the contrary, make an earnest effort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions a really critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration,  and misrepresentation by which so much of the political writing of the day is marred. (from The Nation's founding prospectus, 1865).
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:*McSweeney's [http://www.mcsweeneys.net/]
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:*The Onion
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:*The Daily Beast [http://www.thedailybeast.com/]

Latest revision as of 03:32, 3 October 2011

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Information Diet Source List

News and Current Information and Opinion

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

National and International

  • BBC - international news, non-US perspectives, us: liberal/socialist, europe:mainstream/centrist
  • New York Times - national and international news, opinion, global: centrist/conservative, us: liberal/left

Local News

News, Analysis, Cultural Features, Magazines, Aggregators

  • Arts and Letters Daily The Chroncicle of Higher Ed's aggregator for culutural news.
  • 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.
  • Salon
  • New York Review of Books - Opinion, Book reviews, notable work across many academic discipines
  • National Review - Conservative U.S. -- smart peeps
  • Heritage Foundation -- Used to be more of a think tank, stays connected with top conservative intellectuals.
  • Human Events -- By it's own claim, "Leading conservative media since 1944."

Alternative

  • Read More Wikipedia.com [1]
  • Truth Out - "Our Mission: Truthout works to broaden and diversify the political discussion by introducing independent voices and focusing on under-covered issues and unconventional thinking. Harnessing the expanding power of the Internet, we work to spread reliable information, critical thought and progressive ideas. Our Values: We are devoted to equality, democracy, human rights, accountability and social justice. We believe in the power of free speech, and know that democratic journalism can make the world a better place."

Music and Movies

  • LastFM - collaborative filter, basic information about artists
  • Pitchfork - reviews of independent music
  • Meta-critic - Metacritic compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for movies, DVDs, music, television and games. Our unique Metascores show the critical consensus at a glance by taking a weighted average of critic grades.
  • Rotten Tomatoes - Internet Movie Review site
  • IMDB - Internet Movie Database
  • Amazon - collaborative filter site (and online store)


Special Interests

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

Education

  • Chronicle of Higher Ed [2]

Science

Philosophy

  • Philosophy Talk [3]
  • The Edge [4]
  • Closer to Truth [5]

Radio Shows

  • This American Life [6]
  • Radiolab [7]
  • To the Best of Our Knowledge [8]
  • Radio Open Source [9]

Satire

  • McSweeney's [10]
  • The Onion
  • The Daily Beast [11]
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