I trash my wingnut FIL for only watching Fox News...BUT

[Laura PourMeADrink]

[font size=3.5]Are we the same? Only listen to those who agree?

WHAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR SOURCE FOR NEWS AND COMMENTARY ON WORLD EVENTS AND POLITICS?

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	MSNBC
	1 (3%)
	MSNBC & CNN
	0 (0%)
	MSNBC, CNN, FOX
	0 (0%)
	NETWORK NEWS
	0 (0%)
	PAPER MEDIA, WEB, PODCASTS
	18 (60%)
	Most of the above
	7 (23%)
	All of the above - Including Fox and Opposition
	1 (3%)
	Other
	3 (10%)
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[LWolf]

1. Some or all of the above,

with special attention to sources outside the U.S. when possible.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Outstanding ! Opposition as well?

[LWolf]

26. Of course.

I don't know of any news source that is unbiased; it's my job to sift through the offerings trying to find some truth. That includes paying attention to counter claims.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. +1,000,000,000..but

But sadly there is no source of ultimate truth. It used to be Government statistics..but now the Republicans claim even their numbers are rigged....and every last employee is in on it.

[LWolf]

30. I don't think there ever has been.

That's why we're supposed to investigate, think critically, and be prepared to shift our truths when we get new information.

[teamster633]

2. NPR and DU

[etherealtruth]

4. NPR, BBC, and DU

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. oh geez...forgot BBC, I really screwed this up - basically want to

know if people listen/read/watch opposition sources.

[etherealtruth]

9. No not screwed up at all

I would prefer neutral news ... short of that (and they are all short of that to varying degrees) I prefer intelligent reporting.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. And, the US cable news has really become the new network news, huh. Although,

I actually think it's worse.

[Shrike47]

21. I listen to some Fox News on the radio, but I assume they are lying most of the time.

Ditto for talk radio, but I can usually only handle a few minutes.

[annabanana]

6. I'm SUCH a damn junkie

I'm all over all kinds of stuff.. affirming and oppo

[Gabi Hayes]

7. WADR, can't think of a better example of the fallacy of

false equivalency

what next: creationism vs. evolution?

[tymorial]

8. People seek validation

People whose identity is tied to political ideology will seek sources of information and communities that reinforce opinion and validate ones stance on political issues. There are of course those who are driven to question everything; even their own mind. They will seek content that challenges deeply held belief and preconceived notions. l have found that people like this tend to be less vocal or their voices are drowned out by the echo chamber. So yes, I believe we are no better.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. Really? I think people who read and absorb it all are more vocal ! I hate

whenever someone posts something that the opposition says/thinks. You are guaranteed a boatload of replies such as "Why are you listening to that shit?"

[Journeyman]

10. Haven't watched television news since Linda Ellerbee signed off from "Overnight" in '84. . .

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. Ouch...miss her

[Iggo]

11. LOL @ TV News

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. Thought my mom might have signed on.

[Spider Jerusalem]

12. BBC, Guardian, NYT, Washington Post

US broadcast news media all suck regardless of theoretical political alignment, and the US only has a few serious newspapers with good reportage of international news.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. Man...you just made me think ...why couldn't Palin have mentioned

any of those. Any opposition media?

[Spider Jerusalem]

20. The Daily Telegraph (UK, aka "the Torygraph")

which is right-wing and backed Brexit but is also a serious newspaper (unlike say the Washington Times or Daily Mail)

[Motown_Johnny]

16. NBC and MSNBC

Also some local news plus some web sites for stories I am more into.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. where you been??????????????

[Gabi Hayes]

18. btw, you have my favorite name in all the time I've wasted, I mean, spent

at DU

[Laura PourMeADrink]

23. you are cool GH, was thinking it was clever for a couple days. Didn't know

DU was gonna stop it's coolest feature - periodic free name change.

If I did it again, I would pick some erudite brainiac name like Einstein.

You? Wasn't Gabby Hayes the chuckwagon guy? JK

When I picked mine, someone had posted this pic of him in China, and I thought my first thought waking up for the rest of my life would be how much I hate this bastard

[Gabi Hayes]

32. who's worse, the chimp or the orangutan?

[BootinUp]

22. I choose based on accuracy.

THe day someone can make a case that Fox is anywhere near as accurate as MSNBC when it comes to objective evidence, I'll give them another chance.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. I hear you. I just watch occasionally to see what their bent is. What

they are spewing. Opposition research type thing. Also, when I know we are winning on election nights - love to see them be unhappy !

[Rex]

27. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Knowing what the RWing Hate Machine is doing is imperative in 2016 America.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

28. Exactly Rex !!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

31. Ny times, Rachel maddow, bbc, and some wonky podcasts

Like 538, in the weeds, npr politics.