News Media- Poll

[PJays]

What are your number one and two sources for news and views on current happenings?

Why do you prefer them over the rest?

What are your source's ideological dispositions- left/centre left/centrist/ centre right/ right

Are you a paid subscriber? (If relevant)

I'm an Age subscriber.

Because I enjoy the rantings of right wing cranks who unsuccessfully attempted getting Matthew Guy elected.

(Or something like that, according to the crew in the Vic election thread).

The Age combines what I value- depth, nuance, different perspectives, investigative journalism, a mix of Melbourne, Australian and international news.

It leans slightly left/progressive, but that's OK because it's superior to anything right of centre. And a more user-friendly interface than the ABC.

And Facebook where I follow a range of public figures and organisations, albeit they enter my feed via the malevolent algorithm.

 

[Home Alone]

Paid subscription to The Guardian (plus The Saturday Paper and The Monthly)

Cancelled The Age in middle of 2019.

Was a wet liberal in the 80's but now nearing 60 I am centre left and approaching left politically.

 

[Crankyhawk]

Abc online and a registered (non paying) reader of guardian. Guardian gives a little more on the international stuff.

 

[BigVic]

Paid HS subscription (for SuperCoach and AFL news), plus The West Australian for local news. CNN, Sky UK for International

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Usually The Age website or ABC website 2nd - I'll scroll through just to get an idea of the days happenings while at work but for commentary it's usually links to stories I've seen posted here for The Conversation, Guardian, Saturday Paper etc

 

[PJays]

Paid subscription to The Guardian (plus The Saturday Paper and The Monthly)

Cancelled The Age in middle of 2019.

I've read Guardian stuff occasionally. Not much of the others

Why do you prefer these three over The Age?

 

[Home Alone]

I've read Guardian stuff occasionally. Not much of the others

Why do you prefer these three over The Age?

The Age increased its news bureau articles at the expense of local journalism. There still is some very good articles, but the remainder I found to be very lazy research and commercially driven in it's presentation.

 

[Power Raid]

The Age &
Other - BBC and AlJazerra



I'm stunned people read the Guardian, its like reading the News or watching Sky

 

[Brad Goodman]

Subscribe to NYT and WAPO. Australian news is pretty irrelevant to the world.

 

[Rob R]

The Age and BBC. Might read ABC more but it's website is terrible and the standard of journalism is plummeting. CNN occasionally. Herald Sun for AFL only. Won't pay for any of them.

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