Best Canadian news sites to read?
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I read several newspapers, both hard copy and online. I like the National Post and Globe and Mail online.
The key is to make sure that there is proper editing. A lot of so called news sites don't fact check and are more click bait than actual news.
The key is to make sure that there is proper editing. A lot of so called news sites don't fact check and are more click bait than actual news.
You think CBC is biased?!
There's a really good article on Postmedia, for everyone interested in Canadian news. I'll just post a few choice paragraphs.
http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/11/24/news/tawdry-fall-postmedia-newspaper-empire
There's a really good article on Postmedia, for everyone interested in Canadian news. I'll just post a few choice paragraphs.
http://www.nationalobserver.com/2015/11/24/news/tawdry-fall-postmedia-newspaper-empire
And of course there was the recent federal election:
News for Sale:
But you should read the entire article.
CBC is the only source that runs with an ombudsman charged with making sure it isn't biased.
http://www.ombudsman.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/
Twitter is the best for news in general especiallly for breaking news...
Over time you develop lists of people to follow such as independent journalists, all the various media sources, and others who are good are providing first hand information and the hobbyist who look for stories to report, break, and develop a rep. Once they loose creds, just unfollow and over time your refine your sources to only those that provide information relevant to you. I use it for events, traffic, news, politics weather, things to do, things to see, follow pretty girls, etc..endless source of NOW information. I never use it to make friends or connect with friends as it always anon.
Each time a major news event happens I search the hash tags and get instant feeds, photos, videos, Intel, that breaks way before news captures it, and sometimes it feels like you are observing the story in real time.
Everyone is turning to twitter, why do you need someone else's filter, when you can process the information yourself.
Over time you develop lists of people to follow such as independent journalists, all the various media sources, and others who are good are providing first hand information and the hobbyist who look for stories to report, break, and develop a rep. Once they loose creds, just unfollow and over time your refine your sources to only those that provide information relevant to you. I use it for events, traffic, news, politics weather, things to do, things to see, follow pretty girls, etc..endless source of NOW information. I never use it to make friends or connect with friends as it always anon.
Each time a major news event happens I search the hash tags and get instant feeds, photos, videos, Intel, that breaks way before news captures it, and sometimes it feels like you are observing the story in real time.
Everyone is turning to twitter, why do you need someone else's filter, when you can process the information yourself.
Most news organizations have editors and fact checkers. That's all I ask. Whatever the slant is I can see it for what it is. And yes the CBC does have a slant. As do the Newspapers. They always have.
The problem these days are some websites proporting to be news when they are pure editorial and without proper fact checking. And the youth of today who think that if it's written it must be 100% true.
They don't teach enough critical thinking skills.
CBC...Communist Broadcast Corporation. Paid for by the State. No difference than Pravda back in the day. Independent journalism is not allowed to exist in the MSM. When was the last time you heard any MSM seriously come out and criticize Israel ? GMO's ? Radiation on the West Coast ? 9-11 ? Lobbying ? Loss of the rule of Law when prosecuting Banks for Fx and LIBOR rigging ? Election fraud both domestic and foreign ? I could go on.
Never. The censorship that takes place today both in the mainstream media and the alternative media is mind boggling. And any conversation with 98% of the population leaves one staring at a glazed doughnut within 5 minutes.
Never. The censorship that takes place today both in the mainstream media and the alternative media is mind boggling. And any conversation with 98% of the population leaves one staring at a glazed doughnut within 5 minutes.
They do, but they aren't required to make sure that the editorial content isn't biased.
All papers have lawyers on hand to make sure they don't get themselves in trouble with articles.
But those owned by corporate or private interests can freely refuse to publish stories, publish crazy opinion pieces and generally slant the news to report their view of the world.
The CBC can't.
Opinion pieces have to be balanced and stories on political parties and news have to be balanced.
And regardless, even if you personally think that the CBC is biased, you should support it to have make sure that we are not just reading news vetted by corporate/private interests.
Huff Post is meh IMO. Too many stories about Paulina Gretzky and some other random semi-famous people from random bloggers. IMO Aljazeera tends to be faster for international news.
