Difference between revisions of "Information Diet Inventory"
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==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 | + | :*BBC - international news, non-US perspectives, us: liberal/socialist, europe:mainstream/centrist |
| − | :Corriere Della Sera - Italian news | + | :*Corriere Della Sera - Italian news |
| − | :New York Times - national and international news, opinion, global: centrist/conservative, us: liberal/left | + | :*New York Times - national and international news, opinion, global: centrist/conservative, us: liberal/left |
| − | :Spokesman-Review - local news, centrist/conservative | + | :*Spokesman-Review - local news, centrist/conservative |
| − | :The Inlander - local news, liberal | + | :*The Inlander - local news, liberal |
| − | :iGoogle - weather, article links for news and interests | + | :*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 Economist - international news, non-US perspectives, global: conservative free market, socially liberal |
| − | :The Atlantic - news, features | + | :*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 | + | :*New York Review of Books - Opinion, Book reviews, notable work across many academic discipines |
| − | :LastFM - collaborative filter, basic information about artists | + | :*LastFM - collaborative filter, basic information about artists |
| − | :Pitchfork - reviews of independent music | + | :*Pitchfork - reviews of independent music |
| − | :The Inlander - local music/events, local: liberal | + | :*The Inlander - local music/events, local: liberal |
| − | :Personal recommendations from friends | + | :*Personal recommendations from friends |
| + | :*Meta-critic | ||
| + | :*Rotten Tomatoes | ||
| + | :*IMDB | ||
| + | :*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 | + | :*Human Events |
| − | *Commentary | + | :*Commentary |
| − | *American Spectator | + | :*American Spectator |
| − | *Slate | + | :*Slate |
| − | *Salon | + | :*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 | + | :*Scientific American |
| − | :Fine Woodworking | + | :*Fine Woodworking |
| − | :Reason - liberatarian perspective | + | :*Reason - liberatarian perspective |
| − | :Science News | + | :*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? | + | :*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
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
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?
