Other News Sources
Below is a list of both mainstream and alternative news sources that I recommend. I don’t absolutely trust any media. Read widely and understand the biases of each. Make up your own mind. Feel free to contact me with additional suggestions at
Mainstream media with a different perspective
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news
The Guardian (London)
http://www.theguardian.com/us
Al Jazeera
http://aljazeera.com/
Germany’s Der Spiegel (English edition)
http://www.spiegel.de/international/
Media Matters
http://mediamatters.org/
Center for Investigative Reporting
http://www.centerforinvestigativereporting.org/
Progressive Media
Common Dreams – original news and commentary
http://www.commondreams.com
Truthout – original news and commentary
http://www.truthout.org
TruthDig – web news; founded by Robert Scheer
http://www.truthdig.com
Reader Supported News – aggregator
http://www.readersupportednews.org
Alternet – Aggregator and original news
http://www.alternet.org
Prof. Juan Cole’s “Informed Comment” – blog; includes good Middle Eastern commentary
http://www.juancole.com/
Global Voices! – aggregation of blogs from around the world http://globalvoicesonline.org
The Intercept – news site started by Glen Greenwald
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/
Counter Punch – website that features original leftist perspectives and reprints
https://www.counterpunch.org/
Anti War.com – anti war news and commentary from a libertarian perspective
http://www.antiwar.com