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L.. asks from Roanoke, VA on September 23, 2011

JFF- What's Your Favorite News Source?

My husband and I always have NPR on in the car. We read the NYTimes and the Washington Post every day. I have to scan local newspapers for information for my job (but I don't really enjoy it because the writing is under par and the content is lacking..just being honest :)). About once a week we watch NBC Nightly News, but we don't really like to watch televised news channels..however, we rarely miss an episode of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

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Aaaw, party pooper, Tracy K!! I see your point..The Daily Show and Colbert Report are not news per se, but if you don't know what's going on IN the news, then you can't fully appreciate the jokes, right? :)

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L.S. answers from Los Angeles on September 23, 2011

NPR, CNN, CNN International, Huffington Post, NYT, John Stewart, Lawrence O'Donnell

and if I have an upset tummy I watch Fox just so that I can throw up. ;)

Oh, how could I forget Stephen Colbert?!

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M.K. answers from Dallas on September 23, 2011

NPR in the car, CNN at the gym, MSNBC and Daily Show at home, Google News and Al-Jazeera online. :)

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J.J. answers from San Francisco on September 23, 2011

I'm with you - public broadcasting (mostly KQED/NPR), the Daily Show and Colbert Report. Occasionally BBC or Al Jazeera English. I was surprised the first time I saw Al Jazeera - it's a legitimate news agency. They have some great documentaries on regions other news corporations don't have access to. They try to tell the story of the oppressed. While not the most objective, their view point is representative of many and often insightful. The Comedy Central shows are obviously comedic entertainment. But all news shows' primary purpose is entertainment. John Stewart and Stephen Colbert catch me up on what is being covered on other news channels. God love them!

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L.S. answers from Los Angeles on September 23, 2011

NPR, CNN, CNN International, Huffington Post, NYT, John Stewart, Lawrence O'Donnell

and if I have an upset tummy I watch Fox just so that I can throw up. ;)

Oh, how could I forget Stephen Colbert?!

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L.A. answers from Austin on September 23, 2011

Yep, I am like you along with NPR, NYT, MSNBC, CNN,
FOX (keep your enemies close), our local paper and 2 of our local TV stations. .

I have them on my fb also so I get all of their updates all day long.

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C.O. answers from Washington DC on September 23, 2011

I listen to Fox News, NPR, CNN, MSNBC..I like Jon Stewart too!!

I don't read the NY Times as they are just like the National Enquirer!

I read the Wall Street Journal (on-line) and read the Washington Enquirer, the Onion (LOVE THAT!!) and Huffington Post for laughs...

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T.K. answers from Dallas on September 23, 2011

I love John Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I go to bed with those guys everynight! But ladies....that's not news. It's parody, farce, comedy. Yes, they discuss the news, but it's for entertainement purposes only!

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S.S. answers from Los Angeles on September 23, 2011

MSNBC and CNN. Also, People and Us Magazine for the really important stuff. :)

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M.K. answers from Dallas on September 23, 2011

NPR in the car, CNN at the gym, MSNBC and Daily Show at home, Google News and Al-Jazeera online. :)

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E.B. answers from Seattle on September 23, 2011

MSNBC, NBC FOR TV, JON STEWART

NEWSER, HUFFINGTON POST, REDDIT, POLITICO, DAILY BEAST

I never miss an episode of the Daily Show and will usually watch the rerun in the afternoon here..just because we can not have it too loud at night..so I miss a punch line or two.

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T.S. answers from San Francisco on September 23, 2011

Jon Stewart is real enough for me!
Seriously, with the state of things in this world and nation I NEED to laugh.
And he has the most intelligent, interesting guests! I love hearing all the different points of view and I appreciate the way it all stays so thoughtful and civilized, even when there's a deep, fundamental disagreement.
I watch my local news every morning with my coffee. I check in with the local paper online almost every day (the San Francisco Chronicle) but I don't read that much of it.

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C.T. answers from Santa Fe on September 23, 2011

I love NPR and the NYTimes which we get on the weekends only. On a daily basis though I use Google News online. I think the Daily Show is hilarious for a good laugh! Thanks for reminding me to download a few of those and watch them! :) Oh yes and also the BBC on the radio as well.

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T.L. answers from Detroit on September 23, 2011

I go to www.drudgereport.com

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J.L. answers from San Diego on September 23, 2011

Wow! We are twin newsies though everything read and watched is on-line: )

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K.C. answers from Washington DC on September 24, 2011

FOX News !!!

(Not many Foxnews mamas out there? :( )

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M.J. answers from Dover on September 23, 2011

My husband. He lets me know what's going on in the world today, the parts that he thinks I'll be interested in, the parts I need to know, and the rest of the just general heartbreak, he leaves that stuff out.

Honestly, I'm pretty thick-skinned about just about everything, but when it comes to actual world-news, after September 11th, I was ruined. Especially after my husband deployed. I couldn't watch it at all then.

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B.C. answers from Norfolk on September 23, 2011

BBC and CNN.
The BBC will report on things that no US news source will touch especially about our own country.
I use to live where we could watch news through Canadian stations and I really liked it.
The last news reporter I totally liked and trusted was Walter Cronkite.
Media from the US seems watered down, controlled, sensationalized.
They'll spend weeks reporting over and over on something totally stupid and take attention away from other things that slip away with little notice.

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F.H. answers from Phoenix on September 23, 2011

My friends on Facebook. LOL!!!

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C.R. answers from Kansas City on September 23, 2011

I hate watching or listening to any news! There is very rarely anything good that the news talks about anymore. It is way too depressing in my opinion!!!

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G.H. answers from Chicago on September 24, 2011

Katie C. there are plenty of Fox News Fans, problem is we typically get ridiculed, so not many will 'admit' to loving Fox=Facts News.......i also love Drudge

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R.J. answers from Seattle on September 23, 2011

The BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ is my homepage

It's almost exactly opposite of American News Media. TONS of good news (instead of all-depressing-all-the-time or Hype! Hype! Bias! demonizing of the "other" party), really interesting news from all spheres (sciences, arts, politics -of MANY nations, ours included, which is odd-, technology, history) the most "journalistic integrity" of any source I've seen in a LONG while, not having to wade through bogs superfluous info to find what you're looking for... the list goes on.)

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R.D. answers from Richmond on September 23, 2011

Facebook :) My friends post the important stuff all the time, so I don't even have to 'shop around' for a fav news source!

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J.B. answers from Boston on September 23, 2011

The Boston Globe (boston.com) because it's a good local paper. The Daily Show instead of the evening news unless something really big is going on that I need to see locally (usually weather or sports).

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A.G. answers from Houston on September 23, 2011

I dont really like the news but lately ive been watching something called "eye-opener" It comes on the cw from 6 to 8 in the a.m.

Its quite funny

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L.M. answers from Washington DC on September 26, 2011

NPR, BBC, CBC on the radio. TV-BBC, NipponNews, and sometimes NBC

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