Where Do I Get my News?

Where do I get my news from? When I'm not too busy I'll scan the Washington Post (first, since it's the best US paper) and then I'll scan NYT. We are always scanning the BBC radio, or the BBC website. I have BBC, NPR, and Huffington Post apps on my iPad and I was scanning all the news from the apps during my commute. I am now totally convinced that smart phones and mobile devices like the iPad are MADE for commuters. For laughs I'll go to SFgate.com or Latimes.com. Just to see how Californians are screwing themselves.

I am not into TV news but I'll occasionally tune into Mad Money,  BBC, or Fox news (because CNN sucks right now). I'll watch 60 minutes if they have an interesting story (I do love Andy Rooney). Thinking more, I read magazines but not that much since I'm too cheap to actually buy magazines nowadays. I'd rather buy a latte than Time. I will start getting more magazines on my iPad though.

As far as I'm concerned the BBC is the best English language news source, period.
BBC is the no bullshit, no nonsense source for unbiased news.

I've overheard a lawyer/fancier from First Round Capital remark that the Wall Street Journal is the "only news worth reading". This is part of the reason I think law & finance people are so out of touch... The WSJ is extremely conservative and elitist. It's also expensive, kinda like a Rolex of newspapers. Nice to have but the cost doesn't justify it's existence, and it's designed to makes their subscribers feel better about themselves.

Of course there are the blogs... I read some awesome finance blogs. When I need to remind myself that the real estate market is loaded with bullshit I'll read John Burns Real estate consulting, which tells some truth. When I need to remind myself how abusive most of our culture is I enjoy this alternative culture blog. When I'm not too busy I'll read my friend's excellent blog or facebook posts. Some of my friends like Suja R. are always sharing something very interesting. Mark Hurst's Good Experience blog  is a fabulous source of UX design insight. Overall I am very open to everything so I like to try out new blogs & news sources all the time. When I spot BS, is when I tune out.