best national / international paper?

[file cabinet]

I want to subscribe to a paper.. I want ones that cover more national / international issues. My parents used to get the Christian Science Monitor which was actually really good.

[booyalab]

I want to subscribe to a paper.. I want ones that cover more national / international issues. My parents used to get the Christian Science Monitor which was actually really good.

It's hard to find unbiased papers these days (maybe it's always been hard...i dont know) So I try to read the papers that conflict with my bias.
I think reading blogs is probably best, though.

[file cabinet]

I want to subscribe to a paper.. I want ones that cover more national / international issues. My parents used to get the Christian Science Monitor which was actually really good.

It's hard to find unbiased papers these days (maybe it's always been hard...i dont know) So I try to read the papers that conflict with my bias.
I think reading blogs is probably best, though.

I want something I can flip through before I go to bed... but you're probably right about the blog thing, on NPR they mentioned how ppl were blogging and stirring up issues and blah blah.. I can't remember the rest.
I guess I could always subscribe to The Onion(har har)..

[int]

Some people argue that the problem with a lot of blogs is that they aren't "real" journalists. I don't know, I'm not a blogger. Just a thought.

[booyalab]

I want something I can flip through before I go to bed... but you're probably right about the blog thing, on NPR they mentioned how ppl were blogging and stirring up issues and blah blah.. I can't remember the rest.
I guess I could always subscribe to The Onion(har har)..

Of course you wouldn't subscribe to The Onion.. when you can pick it up free at coffee shops and libraries =P But yeah, bloggers are less afraid of offending their intended audiences than newspapers and news programs are..and there's more accountability within the blogging community.

[booyalab]

Some people argue that the problem with a lot of blogs is that they aren't "real" journalists. I don't know, I'm not a blogger. Just a thought.

oftentimes nowadays, the 'real' journalists whose articles you read or 'photojournalists' didn't even do any of the work the viewers will attribute to them.

[Ellipsis]

Just going back through the history books.....a followup

So did you find a paper you liked? or did you stick to blogs?

[Ferrus]

I prefer reading an assortment of periodicals.

[garak]

I prefer reddit.com

[Jasz]

I want to subscribe to a paper.. I want ones that cover more national / international issues. My parents used to get the Christian Science Monitor which was actually really good.

get a subscription to the economist

[Ferrus]

get a subscription to the economist
The Economist is fine, but it does tend to take the socially liberal rightist line without fail. I prefer to read a variety of perspectives.

[Jasz]

The Economist is fine, but it does tend to take the socially liberal rightist line without fail. I prefer to read a variety of perspectives.

true but it's international focus is immensely valuable for anyone in the US where such coverage is limited at best

[sorabji_66]

I want to subscribe to a paper.. I want ones that cover more national / international issues. My parents used to get the Christian Science Monitor which was actually really good.


Washington Post.

[Res Ipsa Loquitur]

Washington Post.

Or as I like to call it, The Washington Compost.

Wall Street Journal

[sorabji_66]

Or as I like to call it, The Washington Compost.

Wall Street Journal



double fisted bird to all who sat around waiting for someone to suggest a paper and then jump all over it... :headphone: :headphone: :headphone: :headphone:

i read the WSJ every day but wouldn't necessarily recommend it based on the OP subtle hints.

[Karl]

I usually read BBC online more than anything else. I do often find its analysis short sighted or silly and very biased to the western world view, but it's way better than anything based in USA. I mean at least they actually try to be nonbiased.

Edit: Another thing about the BBC is that they report on international events way more than the US media.

Sometimes I read the Granma, which is a newspaper based in Cuba. Or the newspaper based in Cuba, rather. It's very good about reporting home issues. I've seen it mention the problems with different programs along with their successes.

The international section is horrible. Every time soldiers or civilians die in Iraq, it seems like they report on it. They also usually mention what Cuban doctors are doing to help people now, as well as what Chavez is up to. Places outside of Latin America go almost unmentioned, except for Iraq.

I'm sure Cubans have no idea what the hell is going on in the world if their news station isn't any better.

They actually also stream their TV news but it's in spanish, whereas there's an english translation of the granma. They're a bit slow about translating new articles but it's interesting.

granma.cu/ingles

Sometimes I read nepalnews.com, because I've taken an interest in nepali events. There's Maoist rebels and everything, although it's calmed down a bit in the last few years. (which makes what the Maoists do even more important- are they as good in peace time as they are in war time?) I've seen a little bit of anti-Maoist sentiment in how nepalnews is laid out but usually it's better than the US news...

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/

That's a fun one. It's news is a little pro-left bias, and it has a ton of very biased editorials. It's still interesting though. If the media here mentions Chavez, it's just to make him look bad, but here they talk about his ideas like getting a latin american bank, ALBA, using oil revenue to create other sources of income for the post-oil Venezuela, etc.

All in all, I say look for online papers from areas you're interested in from around the world. Also, if you get the chance to, talk to people from different areas. Chances are the biggest news there won't even be mentioned here. The internet is a great way to do this. People usually don't seem to mind either- rather than feeling like you're making a spectacle of them, they seem to like the interest in themselves and their country and they're glad to be of help.

[Theodoret]

The International Herald Tribune is reasonable, the Economist is also okay.

You could also get some European papers such as The Times (a bit right wing), The Guardian (a bit left wing) or the Independent (a bit po-faced Anglican) for the UK; Le Monde and Die Welt if your language skills are up to it (mine are only barely, which is why I can't advise on their political leanings).

Try this site http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/, which links you to the home pages of various newspapers.

[Wolf]

BBC

For dead trees, the Canucks make some alright papers, but the Brits are the best.

[Limey]

A Paper paper?
<shudder>
If it's not free and wired, it's stale.

BBC online news - #1 page ranked news site in the world according to all of the trend trackers.
And the times, I've had to defend it against right wing and left wing zealots alike, I should be on staff.

[Karl]

Most of the time it's more short sighted than biased.