Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 11, 2013
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Mike: Wonder what's going on in the world... and how to find out about it. Television. Good evening from the Conning Tower of NBC Nightly News World Headquarters, where I'm in the thick of it, as always! *bip* Tonight on ABC World News, a late-breaking kitten video we just couldn't resist! But first, this puppy video... Senator, isn't that a big lie? It sounds like a lie to me! Well... We'll be back with more "Hardball!" *Bip* Next up on Fox News... Obama: Fascist or Socialist? You decide! Mike: Gaaaah... Where's the newspaper? Kim: It folded.
I usually go through a dozen news sites a day. Have no use for either Fox or MSNBC. They are out to promote the political agenda of their choice. BBC has an ant-American slant in my opinion. WaPo, naturally, focuses on politics but in a rather superficial manner. Al Jazeera is a good source for parts of the world ignored by the American media but it seems to ignore stories that might put Islam or Islamic societies in a negative light. An example of this is the story of the Norwegian who was sentenced to 16 months in jail after she reported being sexually assaulted in UAE. Her accused assailant was only sentenced to 13 months.At the end of the day, the best source is still the New York Times. Its editorial page is mostly liberal but its news stories are in depth and balanced. It still practices investigative journalism. It still has bureaus across the country and across the world.