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[SD-Ness]

I tend to read newspapers every couple of days. I like them because they're cheap and I like to read. However, I've noticed that there really isn't one "good" paper to read. I live in NY so obviously I get the New York Times and Post. The Post, I view, as a very gossipy/trashy paper with only a couple of good sections (ie. - Op Ed.) The Times, is much more serious, but blatantly slanted towards the left. But, I guess the NYT remains the better of the two -- you just have to "take it with a grain of salt."

 

[Wolfy]

The arizona republic is a trash magazine. I usually pick up a local tribune or something, or the wall street journal.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Day to day it's hit or miss but every Sunday morning I read the NYT.

 

[Screaming_Gremlin]

I read the Wall Street Journal whenever I have a chance.

 

[Drexon]

I flip through text tv when I wanna read the news.

 

[MIMIC]

I not only read them, I collect them.

 

[SD-Ness]

I read the Wall Street Journal whenever I have a chance.

Isn't that slanted too?

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

I not only read them, I collect them.

Don't tell me you're one of those crazy people who'll be found dead and half eaten by their cat after being crushed by a falling stack of newspapers.

I don't usually read papers though. I guess I would like my news without an agenda I don't care about editorials or fluff pieces about puppies. Just tell me what happened and where. Unfortunately no such paper exists.

 

[MIMIC]

Don't tell me you're one of those crazy people who'll be found dead and half eaten by their cat after being crushed by a falling stack of newspapers.

lol...I just collect the ones that carry huge, front page coverage...usually the ones with the big, historical news events (9/11, Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster, the Blackout, etc.)

 

[FoneBone]

I read newspapers pretty thoroughly, but more when I'm bored. NYT every day once I get to college (we get it free).

 

[SKluck]

Everyday on my lunch break.

 

[fennec fox]

Why're you so hung up on whether newspapers are slanted? Of course they are. They aren't like the weather almanac.

I sometimes read the SF Chronicle; it's ok.

 

[Pochacco]

I do occasionally.
If I had more time, I would definitely read more newspapers.

As it stands, most of my news comes from checking out cnn.com/reuters.com and from this man:

(seriously)

 

[explodet]

I read the online versions of the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. National Post on occasion, but their journalism bugs me.

(seriously)

Hahaha
Yeah, the Daily Show rocks.

 

[Fifty]

I subscribe to The Toronto Star, and Variety. I usually just read the sports section of the Star

 

[Dan]

When I'm up at college I read the New York Times daily. Some days I'll read through a really major chunk of it, others just the front pages. I glance through the college paper too, but I find there usually isn't much that's either interesting or relevant to me.

 

[Loki]

I tend to read newspapers every couple of days. I like them because they're cheap and I like to read. However, I've noticed that there really isn't one "good" paper to read. I live in NY so obviously I get the New York Times and Post. The Post, I view, as a very gossipy/trashy paper with only a couple of good sections (ie. - Op Ed.) The Times, is much more serious, but blatantly slanted towards the left. But, I guess the NYT remains the better of the two -- you just have to "take it with a grain of salt."

I'm in NY also, and I agree with you that the op-ed section is the only slightly redeeming quality of The New York Post, though it's pretty blatantly rightist in its leanings. Personally, I read The Daily News every day because we have it delivered-- they seem to strike a fair balance most of the times; they're fiscally conservative and socially liberal, if anything. It's still ultimately a tabloid though, and that really hits you sometimes as you read it. They have a tendency to sensationalize things (though not to the extent that The Post does). In addition, I try to read The New York Times at least once a week, usually on Sundays, but sometimes Tuesdays also because of the science section; I haven't picked it up on Tuesday in quite a while, though, so who knows if the science section is actually still printed on Tuesdays. Their Arts & Leisure section is great, too.


More than newspapers, I prefer magazines such as Time, Newsweek, US News & World Report and sometimes The Economist. I don't have much time for leisurely reading anymore (or at least I choose not to make time ), so I tend to just grab one of those each month when I'm at the newsstand (The Economist is read at the university library, however).

 

[shoplifter]

I get the NYT on Sunday (for FREE for some reason) and USA Today daily.

 

[bjork]

My friend does articles for the local section of the Press Enterprise here, so I read those. But that's about it.