Most Credible News Site

[Azadre]

I just installed Firefox PR1,0 and I am thinking of changing my homepage from news.bbc.co.uk to something else news worty. What is the most credible site out there for news?

 

[Sanaz]

Google because it includes all of the other choices, and the content isn't filtered by humans. It's not perfect because the news sites represented are still chosen by people, but it's the closest you'll get to having access to "the whole story".

 

[CIVPhilzilla]

Google, you can get a wider array of information to help balance out the biased sources.

 

[Perfection]

www.theonion.com

 

[kulade]

CNN and the national inquirer.

 

[shadowdude]

The Associated Press is an excellent news source. Congrads on switching to firefox btw.

 

[Sanaz]

www.theonion.com

Yep, I think this covers the bases (and biases) fairly well:

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Assault-Weapons Ban Expires

The 10-year-old federal law banning the sale of 19 types of semiautomatic assault weapons expired Monday. What do you think?

"Finally, I can bring ol' Missy out of hiding. Come on out, Missy. Daddy says it's safe now."

"The people who want assault weapons banned can't provide any evidence that they're used for criminal activity. See, you can't use common sense as evidence."

"When we enacted this ban in 1994, it was an important step to protect our children. Now that our children are grown up and off at college, it's not such a pressing issue."

"Hey, if I could turn the clock back to a time before titanium deer with full electronic countermeasures, I would. But face it, I need this Kalashnikov."

"This is mainly a semantic problem. If assault rifles were called 'fun rifles' or 'quick rifles,' there wouldn't be all this outrage."

"If the criminals are going to have assault rifles, I should, too. Actually, can I have a better one than they do?"

No matter which side of the argument you fall on, I think your opinion is covered nicely. I change my vote from Google to The Onion.

 

[Marla_Singer]

I'm not sure more choice always means better. Yes, with google, you have access to everything... but that means you have also access to every crap. As such, it's actually very dangerous to use exclusively Google.

In the choices above, I would say CNN or BBC... but I don't know what the drudge report is.

 

[Hitro]

Of those choices it would be the BBC and to some degree Reuters.

 

[Hundegesicht]

Where's the Associated Press on that poll? http://www.ap.org/

Probably the best of all.

 

[downtown]

I use AP. CNN, FOX and Drudge are all baisied

 

[Colonel]

CNN of course, I can't believe you put Fox up there as a choose, that place is a joke

 

[FriendlyFire]

Daily show.

 

[Marla_Singer]

CNN of course, I can't believe you put Fox up there as a choice, that place is a joke

Well, Fox News folks say it between each comercial break : They are "Fair and Balanced".

By the way Colonel, don't consider as a joke the first source of information in the United States of America. That's rather rude.

 

[Hundegesicht]

FOX news the first source of information in the United States of America??? When was the last time they ever broke (is that the correct word?) a large story? FOX is a semi-popular cable channal, but certainetly nowhere near "first source of information in the United States."

 

[Marla_Singer]

From NY Daily News, AP :

"The first Gulf War established CNN as a television news outlet to be reckoned with. The second may be just as important for Fox News Channel's reputation. Through the first five days of the war, Fox News Channel has averaged 4.16 million viewers each day to CNN's 3.74 million. MSNBC has averaged 1.76 million viewers.

While Fox has been the top-rated cable news channel for more than a year, television experts wondered whether that lead would hold during a big breaking news story. CNN overtook Fox, for example, when the space shuttle disintegrated.

"I think it's a pretty big surprise," said Erik Sorenson, MSNBC president. Because of CNN's experience with the first Gulf War, he said, "I think people thought CNN would win, at least in its early stages. One of the executives there said they would own the story, and I don't think they do."

CNN spokeswoman Christa Robinson said Nielsen shows that more people sample some of CNN's coverage during the day, while Fox's ratings are higher because its viewers watch for a longer time. CNN also draws viewers to its Headline News and has a greater presence overseas than Fox, Robinson said.

A Fox News Channel spokesman didn't return a call."

Well, no matter what the story says, the relevant information is that people stay longer on FOX than on CNN. They may not assume it, but that's what they watch the most.

 

[bobgote]

FOX!11

but i'd say bbc or reuters. if it's US only news i'd probably go for CNN. i use theage.com.au but that's australian (good source though).

 

[Sanaz]

Well, no matter what the story says, the relevant information is that people stay longer on FOX than on CNN. They may not assume it, but that's what they watch the most.

I'll watch Fox for some things. Remember that most "news" isn't news, and isn't biased. Fox can be more interesting for "entertainment news". If a story is breaking, most people will watch CNN because they have the money to have on location reporters fast and almost anywhere. Online I don't bother with Fox, but I will cross-reference Google stories with a few of the "major" news services (NYTimes, CNN, Reuters, BBC, etc.). TV news isn't very good for deep stories or for the "whole story" for a lot of reasons (sponsors and intended audience probably most important).

 

[Marla_Singer]

I'd say bbc or reuters. if it's US only news i'd probably go for CNN. i use theage.com.au but that's australian (good source though).

By the way, since we're talking about the Age, I've looked for their special section about the 2004 OZ election, and I couldn't find any polls. Between Latham and Howard, who's leading the polls currently ?

The only poll I could find was the internet one made on the Age website but as readers are obviously supporting labour in majority, I didn't consider that one as relevant.

 

[Marla_Singer]

I'll watch Fox for some things. Remember that most "news" isn't news, and isn't biased. Fox can be more interesting for "entertainment news". If a story is breaking, most people will watch CNN because they have the money to have on location reporters fast and almost anywhere. Online I don't bother with Fox, but I will cross-reference Google stories with a few of the "major" news services (NYTimes, CNN, Reuters, BBC, etc.). TV news isn't very good for deep stories or for the "whole story" for a lot of reasons (sponsors and intended audience probably most important).

No matter if you watch it for entertainment or for information, the opinion is the same. As such, I consider Fox as a more efficient opinion maker than CNN... and I don't consider the fact you switch on CNN for breaking news as an important fact regarding opinions.