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Jimvanhise

(294 posts)
97. DU is for subtext, not a primary source
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 12:13 PM
Apr 2021

Other sites provide primary news. DU has additional information. It is not a breaking news site like CNN and Raw Story. Reading over DU right now they don't even have the story of the 45 people killed in a stampede at an Israeli religious festival which just happened early today. DU is about the fourth place I look at for breaking news.

YES! nt AndyS Apr 2021 #1
Amen! nt MiHale Apr 2021 #2
This! This point has been made umpteen times here. And yet people keep making these Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #3
+1000. Posted several threads on it myself. I was a writing teacher for many years and you'd be Amaryllis Apr 2021 #4
Reminds me of a certain Facebook friend of mine Random Boomer Apr 2021 #29
I'm one of the guilty, and now stand corrected. I sometimes find the need to move on rapidly, Firestorm49 Apr 2021 #90
+1 hlthe2b Apr 2021 #5
I like the DUers who are yelling at their TV, but via a DU OP. SYFROYH Apr 2021 #6
Often the tweet is just a reference to a published story elsewhere DBoon Apr 2021 #93
Bingo! question everything Apr 2021 #102
And, stop with the twits? Since when news are provided by twits? question everything Apr 2021 #7
Surely you know it's "tweet," not "twit?" chia Apr 2021 #17
He/she is talking about the twits who post tweets Escurumbele Apr 2021 #22
I guess I am guilty of posting tweets. believe it or not a lot of breaking news is reported by twee IcyPeas Apr 2021 #56
Yes, a lot of breaking news is first seen via tweet. I hope you do keep posting tweets of interest! chia Apr 2021 #57
I don't have problems when the twits are part of the posts question everything Apr 2021 #101
Really? Did not know. Cannot differentiate question everything Apr 2021 #52
I especially hate tweets such as ... left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #27
Lol at tweet of the second. Now you have given someone an idea! Celerity Apr 2021 #82
+1000 llmart Apr 2021 #43
Gee, and I'm just the opposite soldierant Apr 2021 #68
"Since when news are provided by twits?" orleans Apr 2021 #73
Speak for yourself. I enjoy the tweets. ShazzieB Apr 2021 #81
I too enjoy tweets. summer_in_TX Apr 2021 #84
I don't mind the tweets, but I don't like when it's just the link to the tweet. Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #92
You might also find they contain a link that exploits your browser DBoon Apr 2021 #94
Same. mahina Apr 2021 #95
+1,000 chia Apr 2021 #108
If you get your news from The Lounge, you are in deep trouble Major Nikon Apr 2021 #8
This seems to be a true story, the guy did kidnap a scientist, and he didn't go to jail Escurumbele Apr 2021 #25
Next time DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #55
Thoughtful writers write for their readers & not their egos, so they take time to give context. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2021 #9
Oh, I like that distinction. stopdiggin Apr 2021 #40
I wish to stimulate and increase thoughtfulness. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2021 #65
That requires being able to put one's self in the position of someone who doesn't know what the Amaryllis Apr 2021 #62
Yesterday one poster, posted more than a half dozen OP's littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #63
I can think of three off the top of my head who do that frequently. Treefrog Apr 2021 #110
Good point CanonRay Apr 2021 #10
Amen. And what's a GOAT? Hekate Apr 2021 #11
urban Dictionary: Greatest Of All Time LeftInTX Apr 2021 #18
Thank you, I didn't know, either. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #78
THIS!!! NewHendoLib Apr 2021 #12
when things are exciting I don't blame people and usually either go look at the LBN Kali Apr 2021 #13
Turn on MSNBC right now! LeftInTX Apr 2021 #19
LOL Kali Apr 2021 #36
I can't! It's two and a half hours later... Harker Apr 2021 #47
I get my news from DU also lunatica Apr 2021 #14
And not all DUers are at home ( they're at work) or awake at certain hours Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #15
Please accept my thanks. Harker Apr 2021 #48
Awww, thanks! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #74
Same here. ancianita Apr 2021 #50
I actually started posting Colbert in 2017 since at the time I figured we needed the humor! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #109
Awesome! You are one faithful poster, Rhiannon. I appreciate all the regular video posters. ancianita Apr 2021 #114
We all depend on your videos! MerryHolidays Apr 2021 #58
I recently discovered that there are DUers who aren't aware that we have a video forum Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #75
Thanks! I frequently watch your video posts. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #64
Awww, thanks so much! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #85
You're welcome! ❤ littlemissmartypants May 2021 #115
Thank you. quaint Apr 2021 #88
Doesn't bother me. If I want more context and I'm interested, I'll go looking for it. chia Apr 2021 #16
The problem with this is that without context, I don't know whether it's interesting or not . . . euphorb Apr 2021 #54
And sometimes there's not enough context to be able to tell what to look for in the first place! ShazzieB Apr 2021 #83
Totally agree left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #20
I think too many posters are in too much of a hurry LeftInTX Apr 2021 #21
Same with recs. wcast Apr 2021 #23
recs make posts visible on greates page and maybe trending news Kali Apr 2021 #38
Another thing.... quickesst Apr 2021 #24
Important point and I do have a pet peeve of posts with inscrutable title lines LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #26
Sometimes I think there should be a one paragraph minimum littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #66
that would be good! LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #87
I've actually seen fewer useless posts like that since my 2 year vacation Warpy Apr 2021 #28
Thanks, Warpy. Somebody else came back from a long hiatus to tell us we were "calcified"... Hekate Apr 2021 #41
A lot of the bullies who abused the alert system seem to be MIA Warpy Apr 2021 #49
Location, location, location crud Apr 2021 #30
Amen. nt Atticus Apr 2021 #32
not just DU Kali Apr 2021 #39
+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2021 #100
Good points indeed. Thanks! SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #31
call your congressman now! dial till your fingers bleed! KG Apr 2021 #33
Hahaha... littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #67
I do get a lot of my news from DU. Ka-Dinh Oy Apr 2021 #34
Wouldn't this be something best handled by moderators? NullTuples Apr 2021 #35
Good to know/Good to keep in mind. calimary Apr 2021 #37
Gets my vote. stopdiggin Apr 2021 #42
And satire presented as news is deceptive Generic Brad Apr 2021 #44
Not to mention many of us don't have access to cable news. cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #45
+33. Harker Apr 2021 #46
Agreed relayerbob Apr 2021 #51
Agreed! And don't tell us to Google it. euphorb Apr 2021 #53
The twitter posts take forever where I am to come up. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #70
Amen. If it's worth posting, then it's worth some context. JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 #59
K and R Ferrets are Cool Apr 2021 #60
Wow. I couldn't stay on line today. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #61
Thank you leighbythesea2 Apr 2021 #69
I would like to see city, county, and/or state listed in some news items headers. StClone Apr 2021 #71
Yes! And thank you! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #79
We do come to rely on the up-to-the-minute news at this place, don't BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #72
I'm sorry, but I think every citizen has an obligation to keep themselves informed. It isn't that Martin68 Apr 2021 #76
That's pretty easy to say. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #77
Television is not a reliable source of news. Martin68 Apr 2021 #99
What are you trying to say? LakeArenal Apr 2021 #103
I grew up in South America, graduating from high school in Bogota in 1970. My parents subscribed to Martin68 Apr 2021 #104
Well you haven't lived here in 2020 Covid LakeArenal Apr 2021 #105
Where is "here" may I ask? Martin68 Apr 2021 #106
Thank you for your unrelated to topic concern. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #107
I hate oblique threads with no context iemanja Apr 2021 #80
rec +1000 from me too mrsadm Apr 2021 #86
Not everyone watches the news all day Nuffer Apr 2021 #89
this site llashram Apr 2021 #91
Fully agree. mahina Apr 2021 #96
DU is for subtext, not a primary source Jimvanhise Apr 2021 #97
Well fortunately you live somewhere with plenty of access to the news. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #98
Why can't you get news? Treefrog Apr 2021 #111
What if your internet sucked? LakeArenal Apr 2021 #113
Sadly we have our share of rude twits. trof Apr 2021 #112
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