Where do you get your news?

[bobmac]

It would seem to get a balanced view of the news you need to have more than one source.
Where do you get yours?

One news channel or all of them?
One newspaper or more?
Radio, online, epapers etc

 

[Hobbit]

In terms of TV news, a 60/40 split between BBC and ITV. Newspapers; I have subscriptions to 2 online, and I occasionally pick up one of the broadsheets on Sunday.

The vast majority of the time I look to qualify news items, especially political news, by looking at various sites like ONS, Gov.UK and the EU website. There's a mountain of info out there that can either support or refute some of the claims made by politicians - typically the biggest failing might be around the misuse of statistics. For example, a politician might say 400,000 foreign migrants arrived in the UK but won't balance that with 100,000 returned home and a further 30,000 UK nationals emigrated. A 270k increase isn't quite so dramatic as 400k.

Another stat often used with regards to NHS staffing. "We've increased the number of nursing posts by 100,000." But what that doesn't say is a number of those will be job shares. One nurse reduces her hours by 20, and another is employed for the other 20. Looks like they've doubled the number of nurses in that role but in reality the cover is still only 40 hours. And they might have increased the number of posts by 50% but have they actually filled those vacancies.

 

[rudebhoy]

I get all the news I need from the weather report.

 

[Pathetic Shark]

The Mail Online whilst having breakfast and then The Times to find out what has really happened.

 

[USER1999]

Bbc news on the web, followed by sky sports, and then the telegraph and guardian online. A quick peek at google news every now and then too. Oh, and most importantly arseblog news for arsenal stuff, with a bit of news now arsenal thrown in for click bait.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Itv news on tv. BBC news website. A couple of online papers but that is more for fluff and sport as they are blindingly biased.

If there is a particular subject I am interested in I will search online a little more as I accept most journalists have an angle of some sort and it is up to me to pick that apart.

I buy a regional paper on a Saturday but that is it for old fashioned print.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Doh, I typed my answer whilst watching sky news. Add that to the mix.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

TV.....For national news STV/BBC. Occasionally C4 and Sky

Local.
The village shop

Newspapers.
Buy none...but scan the headlines and any links that look interesting or enlightening.

Blogs. Golf Monthly Forum.....Wings over Scotland.......Wee Ginger Dug......Derek Bateman...Craig Murray.....The Statesman.

BBC Scotlandshire [if I want cheering up]

 

[TreeSeeker]

In my opinion is vital to get a source you trust to be unbiased, for example in the EU referendum that was very tricky.

For big intentional news I tend to read the FT, bbc, reuters, or local news from where it's happened if I speak that language. If controversial I avoid news from counties who have an interest in the outcome (I.e most of the world on Russia in Ukraine). Live feeds are particularly good in my opinion.

For smaller news I'll read something from both sides as best I can, out the BBC were I trust that the facts will come through. As someone mentioned above I'd you care about a number they've quoted then you need to check (good example an article was on processed meat increasing the chance of cancer in men by 20%, but that 20% represented I think one person, so statistically irrelevant)

 

[bluewolf]

Pornhub...

After that, it's the Beeb followed by Sky News and then get quite a lot of good info from trusted accounts on Twitter. Try David Allen Green for a particularly good legal perspective on Brexit etc..

 

[SocketRocket]

The Genghis Khan Bugle.

 

[dewsweeper]

I find the Article 50 thread covers most bases for me!
I try not to worry about things I cannot change, lazy I know but I time is getting shorter.

 

[CliveW]

I get all the news I need from the weather report.

That really made me smile! I guess there are only a few of us, of a certain age, that get that.

 

[Hobbit]

I get all the news I need from the weather report.

Excellent!!

That really made me smile! I guess there are only a few of us, of a certain age, that get that.

But did you read it your head or sing it in your head, as I did?

 

[Tashyboy]

Firstly GM forum.
Then The usual sources on tv and BBC News website. Having digested all of that I then usually let it sink in and try to digest what the actual news is having taken out a political or personal view that is associated with most stories nowadays.
Trouble is now with the WWW is that there is so much " Fake " news that people actually believe and pass on without even checking its credibility.

 

[Kellfire]

The Mail Online whilst having breakfast and then The Times to find out what has really happened.

Good one.

 

[CliveW]

Excellent!!



But did you read it your head or sing it in your head, as I did?

Sang it! :thup:

 

[Khamelion]

Golf Monthly Forum, there's that many know it all's in here

 

[SocketRocket]

That really made me smile! I guess there are only a few of us, of a certain age, that get that.

So you're 'The Only Living Boy in New York'

 

[richart]

Golf Monthly Forum, there's that many know it all's in here

I always find out who had died on here.