Good News sources? Anyone have suggestions?

[defacto7]

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It seems that so many news sources have become corrupted over time. There are a few left wing sources, and god knows there are a billion right wing sources. I wanted to do a little fishing of DU participants to see what you guys think are reasonably reliable news sources. I am running out of choices.

If you think of any that you think have a certain amount of journalistic non-bias or at least don't seem to be catering to a set agenda, PLEASE post your personal choices.

With some input and some argument, we just might get some good results. That's what I'm hoping for.

Here's the Updated list of Suggestions posted in replies below:

TalkingPointsMemo
Mother Jones
Think Progress
IPSnews
liberalchristians (long list of sites)
The Nation
Salon News and Politics

[defacto7]

1. one thing to add...

Last edited Fri Sep 7, 2012, 10:08 PM - Edit history (1)

This could be a running thread. Things change and sources get out of whack. Others come up out of the mist. I think we could all keep a lookout and update the list as it progresses.

I think this is a good post... no one rec'd it so I guess I'll just rec it myself! Oh Well

[Meg_Griffin_1]

2. Good luck with that quest. n/t

[blogslut]

3. talkingpointsmemo.com

fair and unfailingly accurate.

[DrewFlorida]

4. I use Mother Jones and Think Progress among others.

[Agony]

5. IPS Journalism and Communication for Global Change

http://www.ipsnews.net


About Us
Information is an agent of change. Since its inception, back in 1964, IPS has believed in the role of information as a precondition for lifting communities out of poverty and marginalization. This belief is reflected in our historic mission:

“giving a voice to the voiceless”– acting as a communication channel that privileges the voices and the concerns of the poorest and creates a climate of understanding, accountability and participation around development, promoting a new international information order between the South and the North.


The statutes of the IPS International Association provide a formal organisational framework for carrying out our mission.

To fulfil this very important mission, IPS has developed a three-pronged strategy that is reflected in its three main areas of work:

Providing news and content: producing stories and analyses, which explain how events and global processes affect individuals and communities, especially the marginalised and voiceless.
Capacity-building: empowering journalists, media organisations and civil society to be better able to communicate effectively by leveraging IPS’ unique character as a Southern-focused news agency, offering a different kind of training and follow-up.
Dissemination and networking: building an information bridge linking civil society, international institutions, policy-makers, donors and individual readers, to promote an ongoing dialogue about communication and development for a better world.
Because of its mission and conceptual approach, IPS has grown together with and systematically covered civil society, particularly its increasing international impact. Recognising the impact of globalisation on the South is another crucial insight that influences the way we report, build capacity and disseminate our news. This has made IPS a relevant actor within the overall development process and the main international news provider of organised civil society worldwide.

Cheers,
Agony

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. It's an old list, but some of these links should still work:

http://www.hostdiva.com/liberalchristians/index.php?option=com_newsfeeds&catid=36&Itemid=7

[Shankapotomus]

7. The Nation, Salon. (nt)