Monday, July 26, 2004

Where my news comes from Steven Taylor of the only true Poliblog, recently disclosed his news consumption. Here's mine: 1. Newspapers On a more or less daily basis, I look at the online versions of the Tallahassee Democrat and Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville). The world and opinion sections of London's Telegraph get a daily glance, and so did the Times back when it was free. I will usually look at the Washington Post and at least once a week, I scan the Virginian-Pilot (Hampton Roads) since that's a place that I somewhat consider to be home. When I have time I peruse the Early Bird's compilation of defense and national security stories. As for as dead tree versions go, when I was in the DC area, I would get the print editions of the Washington Times on Mondays thorugh Thursdays and the Post on Fridays through Sundays. Down here I read the print editions of the Democrat occasionally and when I'm in the Jacksonville area, that of the Times-Union. Of course, for my Senate Campaign posts I scan about fifteen newspapers from around Florida. Oh, and one other dead tree, the FSVIEW, the independent student newspaper at Florida State. 2. Television News and Commentary Daily: Nothing really. When I do turn on the tv during the day, I tend to have it on CNBC, which means I sometimes catch Kudlow and Cramer, but usually it's just on during market hours. Occasionally: If I'm home at 6:30 I'll turn on NBC's Nightly News and/or ABC's World News to see the news that most normal people are watching. If for nothing else to see how they are prioritizing and covering (or not covering) the stories of the day. Sabbath punditry: Don't watch the shows nearly as much as I used too. Meet the Press tends to be the only one I turn on. I used to watch ABC's offering until George Stephanopoulos replaced Sam & Cokie. I still shudder at the thought of him filling the seat once held by David Brinkley. There's no one place I turn to for breaking news. I tend to flip around to see who's showing what. During State of the Union speeches and such, I turn to C-Span so I can see the whole thing without the yapping from outsiders. 3. News/opinion magazines I subscribe to The Economist. 4. Radio Not very much anymore. I used to listen to NPR's Morning Edition and All Thing's Considered, but it doesn't really fit into my schedule, so I've fallen out of the habit. Same goes for talk radio in general. 5. Blogs See blogroll. I scan the RSS feeds of them regularly, and visit when I see a story of interest. When I'm away from home (and therefore time limited), I look at Instapundit, Outside the Beltway, and Poliblog and follow up with whatever they're linking too in their posts. One last Poliblog promotion: The outstanding Toast-O-Meter has returned! Jackpotzrebie comment []1:32:18 PM   trackback []