What's the best way to start following national and world news?

Question

I've always felt a responsibility to educate myself about current national and international affairs, but I usually get overwhelmed by the variety and quantity of publications available for fulfilling this responsibility.

I subscribe to a newspaper now, but rarely have the patience to read it because most of the articles inundate readers with details about a single recent incident without giving a broader, generalized context for the story (for instance, an article might focus on a single car bombing without restating why there is even a war going on in the Middle East).

Given my dilemma, it seems like my question is two-fold.

First, what are the best sources for getting the "reader's digest" version of current national and international affairs?

And secondly, once a general understanding has been reached, what are the best sources for daily enhancing that knowledge?

Answer 1

1) I can only recommend that "independent" news agencies are not as biased as network news.

2) Unfortunately, it's usually the same source. What gets coverage on one news medium doesn't always get coverage by another.

There is one thing I am certain of: FOX News cater to people with "phobic" views.

Answer 2

Well I was going to say read a variety of newspapers and magazines of many view points online and then watch different news programs. If you get pbs, the bbc or cbc newsworld or other countries media to get another way of looking at the news.

If you want or need simplied news USA Today is written in fairly simplistic language.

I'd recommend searching international papers looking for the major papers for example in Canada, the Globe and Mail, the Calgary Herald, The National Post, the Vancouver Sun, Le Devoir or Montreal's La Presse . The International Herald is a good international paper , the London Times, the Daily Mail etc.

It's always good to try and get all sides of a perspective rather than just one then you are really ' informed '.

You might consider NPR as well or listening to stations like the BBC on shortwave.

Answer 3

Forget mainstream media. It is full of propaganda and censorship. The government controls all of what you see and hear unless you experience it first hand. Go to Washington d.c. to see the actual protests that are not publicized. There are many. The internet is better but google is regulated by the government and our phones are tapped...all legally. Have fun with that. If you plan on starting a revolt, don't start it here.

Answer 4

The internet is much better than any television. Forget about the old networks ABC CBS NBC they are irrelevant.

Answer 5

watch only FOX news!