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Ranting Randy

(402 posts)
53. Public TV and Radio (just finished writing this for another newsletter)
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 05:35 PM
Nov 2025

Public Radio and TV stations are the last remaining nationwide news services that haven’t been compromised. They broadcast actual, real, news - good solid information and good programming. There’s not much “infotainment” and hardly any “happy talk.”

You can no longer rely on the large media corporations for reliable information, as the majority of them have been sold or have paid millions in “tribute” to Trump. CBS news has a “minder”(which may explain some of last week’s softball 60 minutes interview with Trump. CNN reports 18 false statements that were not corrected (lets not sugar coat it, those are lies). To really keep informed, you need to read many sources, subscribe to many newspapers and websites, and sort though hundreds of stories each week, because “all we want are the facts, ma’am.”

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UKGuardian malaise Nov 2025 #1
Okay Mz Pip Nov 2025 #2
The Economist Bok_Tukalo Nov 2025 #3
The Guardian LearnedHand Nov 2025 #4
Same GPV Nov 2025 #39
Critical thinking. Hugin Nov 2025 #5
The Guardian Ping Tung Nov 2025 #6
NPR because they fact check. Also, I know many of the local MinnPR people and they all have the highest integrity. Nanuke Nov 2025 #7
Not a trick answer. My two news sources are Aggregators/Curators of news articles, and they are heavily moderated. usonian Nov 2025 #8
I was gonna say the same LearnedHand Nov 2025 #37
Curators? I'll add that, because that's the effect, and I actually do curate articles for a friend still in industry. usonian Nov 2025 #40
I call both Hacker News and DU the best news aggregators I've ever seen LearnedHand Nov 2025 #42
The Guardian cbabe Nov 2025 #9
The Guardian, Associated Press, Santa Fe New Mexican Ponietz Nov 2025 #10
The Guardian EverHopeful Nov 2025 #11
NPR and BBC World News Iris Nov 2025 #12
Guardian and Reuters Sailingdiver Nov 2025 #13
Deutsche Welle and PBS Torchlight Nov 2025 #14
Deutsche Welle, Agence France Press, NHK World Japan, RAI... Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #15
PBS News Hour pattyloutwo Nov 2025 #16
Excellent project. Just this thread is informative. It seems like "unreliable" sources AnotherMother4Peace Nov 2025 #17
Al jazeers & the guardian questionseverything Nov 2025 #18
Al Jazeera is pretty good malaise Nov 2025 #31
The Guardian. Lonestarblue Nov 2025 #19
Not intimidated by the UK elites and oligarchs either n/t malaise Nov 2025 #59
Guardian and Texas Tribune. efhmc Nov 2025 #20
ProPublica and the Colorado Sun Thew Nov 2025 #21
The Guardian - set to US news as a starting page. TommyT139 Nov 2025 #22
NPR, AP, Reuters, BBC krawhitham Nov 2025 #23
CBC News, BBC World Service, Al Jazeera, PBS, NPR nt Disaffected Nov 2025 #24
Depends on the topic... Al Jazeera is excellent on most everything except Israel and Gaza... WarGamer Nov 2025 #25
Ditto LearnedHand Nov 2025 #38
The UK Guardian CanonRay Nov 2025 #26
My Brief Answers MineralMan Nov 2025 #27
The Guardian for world news, and the Delaware news Journal for local news Walleye Nov 2025 #28
Associated Press. dalton99a Nov 2025 #29
Agree. Know from working in newsrooms that the top people are hired by AP. nt allegorical oracle Nov 2025 #36
Guardian and BBC. nt HappyH Nov 2025 #30
Here's my list Joinfortmill Nov 2025 #32
Guardian Catlady123 Nov 2025 #33
It goes withou saying DU is a great source, but iI find youtube to be informative. Demsrule86 Nov 2025 #34
The Guardian. They provide fair and accurate Luciferous Nov 2025 #35
Bbc news DiverDave Nov 2025 #41
DU, NPR, CBC, Guardian rurallib Nov 2025 #43
DU LBN Kaleva Nov 2025 #44
The New York Times and Washington Post ificandream Nov 2025 #45
The Guardian LoisB Nov 2025 #46
The Guardian duckworth969 Nov 2025 #47
AJ+, Guardian, and comparing multiple sources cally Nov 2025 #48
The American Prospect justaprogressive Nov 2025 #49
The Guardian IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 2025 #50
NEW source? I don't have one, just old ones. DFW Nov 2025 #51
MSNBC Wifes husband Nov 2025 #52
Public TV and Radio (just finished writing this for another newsletter) Ranting Randy Nov 2025 #53
NPR BigMin28 Nov 2025 #54
A few from me EuterpeThelo Nov 2025 #55
the NY Times. Because it has a great track record and a diverse set of regular columnists CTyankee Nov 2025 #56
The Guardian, for both accurate and timely info. Solly Mack Nov 2025 #57
In this order every morning Ferryboat Nov 2025 #58
Thanks for all the input! DUU Nov 10 #60
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