Where do you get your news from?

NIMAN

Wondering what websites people use to get their news fix?

For years I would have read the Indo website for Irish news and the BBC for everything else.

But in recent years that Indo website has gone to pot. Shocking standard, far too many videos of nonsense and stories about Vogue or Amy Huberman.

There's been a dumbing down on the BBC site too, but it's still decent enough.

So, without having to pay for a site, where do we all get our online news?

english.sina.com

Slightly of date but most unbiased without vested interests.

The Oort Cloud

I take the news websites in Ireland with a big pinch of salt. when a new news story comes out it's always muddled and sensationalist, and even after 3/4 days you end up finding this out from updates. It's all fake news at the start, but after a few days to a week, the real story is only put together then.


Big pinch of salt, with maybe a bigger pinch of pepper added, it hurts my eye's.

igCorcaigh

For international stuff, the guardian or BBC, but usually just stroll through twitter. BBC newshour podcast too. I mainly ignore most of the Irish stuff unless there's a particular topic that I want to follow.

OldMrBrennan83

Twitter and here. Only Irish news is of interest to me anyway.

Harry Palmr

Alex Jones obviously.










































She's lovely.

Jim Bob Scratcher

Euronews

Beanntraigheach

I tend to use various internet sources to follow most news stories, e.g. the excellent Brexit discussion thread on this site's politics section.
Having once been a television news addict, I'd now only tend to watch it when a major event is being covered live. Besides that I might just have it on in the background.
I very rarely bother with the radio or newspapers (I'd never pay for newspaper content, either printed or online).

Pang

I enjoy reading the Guardian.



Well written articles.



Plus they feature weekly recipes from Ottolenghi which is a bonus.

Duckworth_Luas

Pang wrote: »

I enjoy reading the Guardian.

Well written articles.

Plus they feature weekly recipes from Ottolenghi which is a bonus.

Will Weaton articles?

Fann Linn

Pang wrote: »

I enjoy reading the Guardian.



Well written articles.



Plus they feature weekly recipes from Ottolenghi which is a bonus.

It's like a paper full of fintan o'toole's. Yuk.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Mostly twitter consisting of tweets from AP, BBC, economist Press TV, Al jazeera and RT. Also people tend to retweet the guardian and telegraph mostly.

Quillette and Medium for opinions.

Bob Harris

Examiner.ie has a good blend of news. Certainly overtaken the independent anyway.

jingojonson

In "modern" times if you want to have some idea of whats going on its probably worth using a few different sources and ensuring they cover different ideological spectrums.

Almost everything that is "Irish" generally only gives you what might be termed the progressive or right on perspective which is fine if you just want reinforcement for your own view (if it matches this of course)

I would recommend reading and looking at some of the following which covers a left / right spectrum

reuters.com
telegraph.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
zerohedge.com (finance and alt view)
takimag.com
off-guardian.org
rt.com (russian propaganda for English speakers which is refreshing sometimes)
spectator.co.uk
drudgereport.com
breitbart.com



I would also check out various blogs as you get independent views if somewhat out there at times.

Agricola

Mrs O' Toole in the white cottage. Great woman for the news. She'd know ya were dyin' before yer own doctor! Ya know Mrs O'Toole? Ya do! She was married to "The Dowser" Pat O' Toole. He'd find water on Mars would Pat. Fell down a well a few year back poor aul soul.

bmc58

NIMAN wrote: »

Wondering what websites people use to get their news fix?

For years I would have read the Indo website for Irish news and the BBC for everything else.

But in recent years that Indo website has gone to pot. Shocking standard, far too many videos of nonsense and stories about Vogue or Amy Huberman.

There's been a dumbing down on the BBC site too, but it's still decent enough.

So, without having to pay for a site, where do we all get our online news?

The Indo destroyed their site when they stopped comments from users.DOB got upset about negative comments regarding his activities (from Irish people in the know) and just pulled the comment section on spurious reasons of "possible litigation".What are Mods for.Can a wrong comment just be deleted?The Indo is totally biased (save one or two Journalists,who don't fear DOB).Any site must allow reaction from readers to their articles be legitimate .Otherwise we are only getting one side of the argument.This is Ireland not Putins Russia.Is it any wonder the Indo is struggling.Are they afraid of the truth?

Ted_YNWA

AH, always unbiased opinions there.

super_furry

Public toilet walls mostly.

Did you know Joanne Ryan has a hairy hoop?

mikemac2

Podcasts tbh

I download Pat Kenny, Sean O’Rouke and Matt Cooper each day. I listen to a fraction, whatever looks interesting. Matt Cooper is obsessed with Trump, obsessed!

I barely read news and yep am quite badly informed at times. Didn’t know anything about the California fires and death toll for a few days.

my3cents

Sorry OP don't really use the web for news unless I want more info. I have BBC Radio 4 on all the time at home so I'm reasonably up to date on whats going on, well in the UK at least

If there is something I want more info on like the fires in California because we know people that live there I'll just do a google news search and read the first couple that come up that look like they have relevant info.

mikemac2

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

AH, always unbiased opinions there.

Is super tbh

A strange mix between Uber liberal views and public hangings for criminals :pac:

RTE news app and I watch the 6 or 9 o’clock news on RTE most days too. I’d pick up bits on Twitter and on boards also.

I’d also be listening to the radio and get the news on the hour there too on what ever station I’d be listening to.

Gimme A Pound

RTE commentary is certainly biased but its news website just provides a brief synopsis of the story, nothing further, so I follow its Twitter for Irish news (ensuring not to read responses). It's not perfect but gotta follow something for Irish news, and it's preferable to the rest here.

UK, US, EU, world - Reuters Twitter for the lot.

For opinion I go here - I think this is an excellent website. It has its faults of course but there are superb writers who run rings around actual journalists. I listen to/watch Pat Kenny - I think he's the only even-handed journalist in Ireland. I used to think Matt Cooper was but he's slid quite far left (ok not Paul Murphy far left but it's clear now where his bias lies).

David Aaronovitch in the UK. And The Economist/Time for features on lesser known world affairs.

bmc58

super_furry wrote: »

Public toilet walls mostly.

Did you know Joanne Ryan has a hairy hoop?

Ahh,not funny.

ELM327

Pieces of paper I pick up off the floor of my car

Arghus

Mainly from Boards.

I haven't left the house for a while. I hear there's transgendered muslim fundamentalist triggered feminist vegan travellers everywhere - and they want to take it all away from me.

mad muffin

Facebook.

howamidifferent

Heidi Rhythmic Grinder wrote:

For opinion I go here - I think this is an excellent website. It has its faults of course but there are superb writers who run rings around actual journalists. I listen to/watch Pat Kenny - I think he's the only even-handed journalist in Ireland. I used to think Matt Cooper was but he's slid quite far left (ok not Paul Murphy far left but it's clear now where his bias lies).

Agree fully here. Matt Cooper is gone super PC nowadays. I've lost all respect for him over the last few years.

suicide_circus

Reuters and AP via rte and bbc

I've completely abandoned radio except for pat kenny

kneemos

Mrs O Leary at number 12.

Ted_YNWA

kneemos wrote: »

Mrs O Leary at number 12.

She knows who's dead before the undertaker even knows too.

pure.conya

bmc58 wrote: »

The Indo destroyed their site when they stopped comments from users.DOB got upset about negative comments regarding his activities (from Irish people in the know) and just pulled the comment section on spurious reasons of "possible litigation".What are Mods for.Can a wrong comment just be deleted?The Indo is totally biased (save one or two Journalists,who don't fear DOB).Any site must allow reaction from readers to their articles be legitimate .Otherwise we are only getting one side of the argument.This is Ireland not Putins Russia.Is it any wonder the Indo is struggling.Are they afraid of the truth?

Did Russia today delete their comments section too?

Will I Am Not

Dublin Live. How else would I find out about the Cork man that “nearly died” when he seen the price of a scone in Bewley’s in Dublin?

mickrock

I used to listen to Radio Moscow but now I just read the Clare Champion.

The Oort Cloud

Arghus wrote: »

Mainly from Boards.

I haven't left the house for a while. I hear there's transgendered muslim fundamentalist triggered feminist vegan travellers everywhere - and they want to take it all away from me.

Well they won't take your Angus meat steak away from you. Just thinking of a spiced steak there, but the gods above had plans for me, so I can never eat red meat again. As for the 'transgenders' are they the shape-shifter aliens I heard about on crazynews.com ?. They can magically turn into a woman or a man in seconds, sounds impressive I have to say, what a strange gift.


As for the Muslims... Once you smile at them with a genuine smile, they seem happy. Just do not smirk or it's chop-chop.



For Vegans, I don't know what to say about them really, except this one word 'Unrealistic'. They don't understand the egg. The egg has more nutritional value to not only bodily well-being, but all the essential nutrients to keep your body and hair in great shape.


As for 'Travelers', no comment. Well maybe one.... travelers come in two parts. Part one side of a 50 euro bill is a good genuine traveler, but the dark part of the other side of that €50 bill is the criminal traveler. Watch what side of the bill you are giving to a traveler, as it can be the difference between night and day. They're usually a good decent bunch of lads, their women are usually very polite and down to earth.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Worldnews on Reddit is quite good for a non US specific aggregation news site. And you don't have to read the comments section, just click straight to the web article, which is a huge bonus for me.



There's some very interesting stories out there atm from all walks of life.

limnam

RAI news.


Can't speak Italian but the talent is mighty.

Shenshen

Online:

spiegel.de
zeit.de
thejournal.ie
bbc.co.uk/news

TV :

BBC News
Channel 4 News

Radio :

Newstalk

Any combination of the above on a typical day.

jimmynokia

Twitter or here. All the mainstream seem to have be bought by the government. The churnal use to be good but now its biased and controlling the narrative with healthy conversation is does not like by deleting comments.

pure.conya

Irelands own

joanne_ryan83

bmc58 wrote: »

Ahh,not funny.

thank you

joanne_ryan83

mikemac2 wrote: »

Is super tbh

A strange mix between Uber liberal views and public hangings for criminals :pac:

it;s not a mix, all the mods and admins are liberals, except 2

Graces7

rte. Still have no radio and it is enough to give me an outline I can follow online. Not bought newspapers for decades and never will

Jim Bob Scratcher

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

Euronews

Used to love Euronews but not so much in recent times since they introduced "the cube" and rolling elements and using NBC and twitter as a primary source for that. Seems they have gone from being what they were to being us aswell. Guess they had to move with the times and be hip or something ?