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Revision as of 05:28, 16 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
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, 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

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 of your sources?
  • If you were trying to balance your sources, what perspectives would you add?