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I find realclearpolitics.com to be a broad slice of articles and videos from "both sides", as well as holding actual raw polling data when questionably sounding

I find realclearpolitics.com to be a broad slice of articles and videos from "both sides", as well as holding actual raw polling data when questionably sounding statistics are being bandied about. It also links to other non-political news in other areas, showing the major splash headlines. Its front page is also very information dense, so it's a lot more efficient than hitting all those sites individually. I believe I've seen content referenced there from most those sites you've listed.

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vog 10y ago
> I find realclearpolitics.com to be a broad slice of articles and videos from "both sides" I didn't know that site and just had a look at it. I found that really disappointing! All "news" for today are about Trump and nothing else: Sunday, December 11 - Trump Honeymoon Begins: Confidence in Economy Booming | Cohen & Thomas, NYT - Why "Trump Boom" Is a Real Possibility | Kenneth Rogoff, Project Syndicate - Here's How to Drain the Swamp | Sen. Cruz & Rep. DeSantis, Washington Post - Forget Populism--Trump's Picking Orthodox Republicans | Doyle McManus, LA Times - How the Democratic Party Lost Its Way | Thomas Mills, Politico - Obama Preaches Empathy; Trump Projects It | Kyle Smith, New York Post - Donald Trump and the Art of Getting It Done | Monica Crowley, Washington Times - Why Scientists Are Scared of Trump: A Pocket Guide | Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker So you have a single event, the outcome of the US elections. The dust hasn't settled yet. Nobody knows anything about what the new president will do. He hasn't done anything yet. And of course he didn't, he is still in his first days. So up to now there is absolutely no information, nothing. Yet, lots of articles talking about that. Taking about, essentially, nothing. This is "news" without information. The worst kind of news. "Information" would mean: Choose a different topic where you can actually write something informative about.
- white-flame 10y ago
  Yeah, it's a generally American politics focused news aggregator (there's also World, Science, Life, etc outside of this Politics section), and at this particular moment Trump's the story from almost everybody who's being aggregated. But those articles importantly are a mix of left & right viewpoints in 1 place. Neither the left (panic & planning, and how the right is wrong) nor the right (touting future Trump accolades, and how the left is wrong) are shutting up about him, because it is a very volatile moment in US politics. However, there's also the attack in Turkey, other post-election matters, Saudi Arabia, common core education, campus echo chambers, and other non-Trump topics represented in the front page list. The overall variety will return back to normal in time.
- JohnStrange 10y ago
  These articles don't seem to be news at all. I've seen this all the time on social media recently, many people seem to have lost the ability of distinguishing between news stories and opinion pieces/editorials. :(
- devopsproject 10y ago
  > This is "news" without information we really need to start blasting clickbait as clickbait. They are not going to self moderate.

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vog 10y ago

> I find realclearpolitics.com to be a broad slice of articles and videos from "both sides" I didn't know that site and just had a look at it. I found that really disappointing! All "news" for today are about Trump and nothing else: Sunday, December 11 - Trump Honeymoon Begins: Confidence in Economy Booming | Cohen & Thomas, NYT - Why "Trump Boom" Is a Real Possibility | Kenneth Rogoff, Project Syndicate - Here's How to Drain the Swamp | Sen. Cruz & Rep. DeSantis, Washington Post - Forget Populism--Trump's Picking Orthodox Republicans | Doyle McManus, LA Times - How the Democratic Party Lost Its Way | Thomas Mills, Politico - Obama Preaches Empathy; Trump Projects It | Kyle Smith, New York Post - Donald Trump and the Art of Getting It Done | Monica Crowley, Washington Times - Why Scientists Are Scared of Trump: A Pocket Guide | Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker So you have a single event, the outcome of the US elections. The dust hasn't settled yet. Nobody knows anything about what the new president will do. He hasn't done anything yet. And of course he didn't, he is still in his first days. So up to now there is absolutely no information, nothing. Yet, lots of articles talking about that. Taking about, essentially, nothing. This is "news" without information. The worst kind of news. "Information" would mean: Choose a different topic where you can actually write something informative about.

white-flame 10y ago
Yeah, it's a generally American politics focused news aggregator (there's also World, Science, Life, etc outside of this Politics section), and at this particular moment Trump's the story from almost everybody who's being aggregated. But those articles importantly are a mix of left & right viewpoints in 1 place. Neither the left (panic & planning, and how the right is wrong) nor the right (touting future Trump accolades, and how the left is wrong) are shutting up about him, because it is a very volatile moment in US politics. However, there's also the attack in Turkey, other post-election matters, Saudi Arabia, common core education, campus echo chambers, and other non-Trump topics represented in the front page list. The overall variety will return back to normal in time.
JohnStrange 10y ago
These articles don't seem to be news at all. I've seen this all the time on social media recently, many people seem to have lost the ability of distinguishing between news stories and opinion pieces/editorials. :(
devopsproject 10y ago
> This is "news" without information we really need to start blasting clickbait as clickbait. They are not going to self moderate.