Where do we get our news?

I look at a number of different sources for my news depending on what I want to know. If I'm looking to learn about the Saint Joe's community, I'll read the Hawk. If I want news about hockey, I'll go to thn.com or nhl.com. But for my traditional daily news, I get the nytimes emailed to me. Also, I occasionally steal copies of the Wall Street Journal from the business majors who live in my building. It helps to get two papers with contrasting political angles because I feel it gives me a more comprehensive picture of the world. Though I have access to a lot of news sources, my problem is that I don't have time to read as much as I'd like. It's hard to balance reading for school and reading the news. We don't get a grade for reading the newspaper. But I do try to find time. We have a radio in our bathroom so it helps to have NPR on in the morning.

I think its an interesting issue that Rush Limbagh brought up in his interview. His show, while it does have an overt political message, is essentially entertainment that focuses on turning a profit. This has a big impact on a news sources objectiveness. I don't trust any of the cable news stations because they are only interested in getting the most viewers as possible. The same goes for the national evening news programs. These stations won't take a controversial stance on anything because they don't want to alienate any viewers. For example, these stations won't do a hard, investigative piece on a Repbulican Congressman for fear of alienating Repblican viewers. It's the same with Democratic viewers. They stay moderate only focusing on topical news, but not going beneath the surface. I trust the NYTimes or Wall Street Journal to do this type of investigative work. And if you follow both papers, you get a wholistic view of the political spectrum.