Internet Decent/good news sites

[Sar]

I'm trying to figure out where to get my daily news, I'm currently reading bbc.com and sciencedaily.com, but I'd like to add few more just to get a better perspective/view of things.

 

[Belisarius]

For Middle-East news you can check Al-Jazeera English on YouTube, constant streaming

http://www.youtube.com/user/aljazeeraenglish

It's highly professional, mostly staffed by ex-BBC employees.

New York Times is the best newspaper in the US, and almost the only one written in readable English, but unfortunately has recently switched to a subscription system. You can check 20 articles per month before they start squeezing you:

http://global.nytimes.com/

The UK's Guardian newspaper has a very wide range of articles, but their command of English is poor and the layout can make you dizzy - all the colours and little bits, like a mafia wedding cake

http://www.guardian.co.uk/

Another UK newspaper, the Telegraph, is in theory Conservative but in practice centrist and with very good "light news" coverage. The layout is nice and simple, and the English is good:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

RussiaToday website is a bit primitive but they often get "scoops" (exclusives) from within Russia and Asia, and their frontline videos from warzones are often the best:

http://rt.com/

Xinhua is completely censored but it gives you the only constant reporting from China. Don't expect balance here:

http://english.news.cn/

Finally, for a glimpse of the surreal worldview of North Korea, Kim Jong Il's news agency KCNA is like news from another planet:

http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm

The feats the President performed to build the revolutionary armed forces while firmly adhering to the idea and line of attaching importance to the army in the whole period of his protracted leadership over the revolution will shine forever in the history of the country as they are the most precious of the revolutionary feats performed by him in his lifetime.

 

[tl8]

If you are after something as neutral as the BBC, the ABC might be a good choice, though it is Australian orientated.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/

 

[T.Neo]

Orbiter-Forum.com, why of course.

Here helpful members often post interesting and important news events, in general media as well as topics relating specifically to spaceflight and scientific pursuits.

Topics are usually breaking news and relevant events, and comments sections (the news threads ) are filled with intelligent discussion, rather than the mindless nonsense often found elsewhere on the internet.

News stories are posted quickly, due to a geologically diverse ground of collaborators who add news simply to keep their fellow members in the know. Access is free and stories are short, with links to more in-depth material.

Seriously though, O-F has led to me knowing about many news stories a long time before others, and I have also heard or learnt of things I would not know about if it wasn't for the community. :tiphat:

 

[TMac3000]

Politico.com, TheHill.com, TheBlaze.com

 

[Turbinator]

I use http://news.google.ca

It automatically feeds in news from all news sources on the net.

 

[Star Voyager]

For international news:

http://www.yahoo.com/

For space news:

http://spaceflightnow.com/

For Florida news:

http://www.floridatoday.com/

 

[Sar]

Thank you all, I think I'll stick with bbc.com, news.google.ca and al jazeera. Probably going to visit kcna as well for some reason.

Any nice peoplearebadskullandbonesilluminaticonspiracytoday.com style pages out there that would cover the political news? Might be nice for the laughs