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Media top 3 : where do you get your information

  • 14-02-2007 3:32pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7


    What is your favourite source ? Media top 3:

    where do you get your information for news, sports, entertainment, politics etc.

    Mine

    1) Internet (cnn.com bbc.co.uk, irishnews.com, google news)
    2) Radio (RTE and NewsTalk 106)
    3) News on the tele (RTE news, CNN, BBC)

    Whats your list ?


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭kurisu


    mostly the net , i find reading multiple sides to different stories gives you better idea of whats happening


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,698 ✭✭✭InFront


    Current affairs: Irish Times, BBC TV, Gulf News & Al Jazeera websites

    Sports: Sorry to say, the irish Independent. They can't do much, but they can do sports. BBC as well.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,988 ✭✭✭constitutionus


    radio (primarily Newstalk but RTE 1 as well), then the TV comprising of all the main suspects with special attention to channel 4. sometimes they get some really spectacularly good info and arent afraid to do tough interviewing. though i watch skynews i dont really rate it in the same league as BBC and even UTV sometimes (though in fairness to UTV you'll get more irish news of real importance off them than you will off RTE sometimes. particularly where vested interests and political agendas are concerned, im talking the nice treaty here and the paedo priests )

    but to keep these media honest i then use the net. its amazing how shoddy some journalism can be, constantly distorting quotes and convienetly disgarding facts and precedents when it suits em (or more likely theyre scared of being sued/ following orders from the owner :D ) so its handy to source facts from the CSO and other reputable sites


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Internet
    BBC Online
    Breakingnews.ie

    Radio
    BBC5 Live
    Newstalk 106

    TV
    RTE
    BBC / Newsnight

    I only ever read papers at the weekends now, as the above keep me in touch with the daily news, as it happens, along with analysis and discussion.
    I'd still pick up Saturdays Times, The Business Post and the SIndo, just for the scandal to be honest!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Stargal


    Internet
    BBC News
    New York Times
    Guardian Unlimited
    RTE News
    Breaking News

    Radio
    Last Word (Today FM)
    Newstalk

    Papers
    Guardian


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 276 ✭✭FYI


    Internet
    Znet
    www.zmag.org
    RTE
    www.rte.ie
    Irish Times
    www.ireland.com
    Media Lens message board
    www.medialens.org/board/
    The Financial Times
    http://www.ft.com/home/europe

    Radio
    Democracy Now!
    www.democracynow.org

    TV
    Channel 4 News

    RTE News


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Internet
    BBC Online
    RTE the odd time

    Radio
    don't listen to much radio these days

    TV
    RTE
    Euronews every morning
    BBC News 24


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Internet, followed by radio and papers.

    In general I don't watch TV any more and the tabloid-esque 24hr news channels just don't do it for me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭Gonzo_Reporter


    Internet
    Democray Now
    Grag Palast.com (BBC investigative reporter)
    Guardian Unlimited
    Lexus Nexus (If i missed a article it can always be found on it)

    Radio
    NewsTalk


    Papers
    The papers are still my main source of news because i find they tell you more and actually analyse it too.Where as T.V/ Radio just give you the facts.
    the Economist probably the best source of International News and Analyse
    the Guardian
    the Independent (English)
    the Irish Times

    T.V
    I rarely find myself watching news on t.v. Sometimes the RTE 9 oclock news. other than that Al Jazeera and maybe EuroNews but they have a slant i cant quite put my finger on but dont like it none the less.


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