Alfino's Information Diet
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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, 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.
- 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."
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
- Salon
- LastFM - collaborative filter, basic information about artists
- Pitchfork - reviews of independent music
- The Inlander - local music/events, local: liberal
- 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)
Sources for Balancing and Deepening Perspectives
Use this section to identify sources that would balance or diversify your primary trusted sources.
- Human Events
- Commentary
- American Spectator
- Slate
- The Nation - very liberal, downright socialist
- Reason - liberatarian perspective, "free minds and free markets"
- New Republic -
- National Review - conservative political commentary, mainstream well informed
- National Affairs - conservative and intellectual, quarterly
Special Interests
Use this section for topics or interests that you follow aside from general news and cultural information.
Education
- Chronicle of Higher Ed [1]
Science
- Scientific American Scientific American
- Science NewsScience News
Hobbies
- Fine Woodworking Fine Woodworking
Philosophy
New leads to follow:
Radio Shows:
Satire
