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To: Ron who wrote (7239)	2/25/2004 9:55:33 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 20773

That's a very broad question. I used to work in public affairs in several countries; I have seen the range from top-flight western newspapers to the lamest Third World rags. I find European TV news much more balanced and levelheaded than the commercial-crazed US broadcast media nowadays. Since most Americans get their news from a broadcast source, I agree with Dobbs 100% on the trends there. If I could have only one news source on the planet, it would be the BBC, no question. The US newspapers I read online are still pretty good - the NY Times, Wash. Post, and WSJ mainly. Print outlets have more space to keep the meaty news and analysis alongside all the reader-pleasing fluff that pays the bills and keeps the advertisers happy. To sum up, I could do without US broadcast media apart from CNN, and even that would not be my #1 choice for news and information.

To: Ron who wrote (7239)	2/27/2004 6:47:01 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Ron, Apart from the BBC which I concur with Dale as being an excellent source, there are several other outstanding publications with web presences: Britain: Guardian Unlimited: guardian.co.uk Oops! Blix and Annan's phones also tapped? Who could tell from the U.S. media? The ObserverUK, the Guardian's weekly, in depth magazine: observer.guardian.co.uk The Independent: independent.co.uk The Scotland Sunday Herald: sundayherald.com The Ecologist: theecologist.org France: Le Nouvel Observateur: lenouvelobshebdo.nouvelobs.com Creepy lead about evangelicals. Sheesh, these crazy people got nukes! Le Monde: lemonde.fr Deutschland: Taz: taz.de Middle East: Al Jazeera: english.aljazeera.net Sheesh! Richard Butler was bugged too! Holy Cow! Were you? I'm feeling left out. Why didn't Bush and Bliar bug me? <pout> Arab News: arabnews.com Ha'aretz: haaretzdaily.com Asia: atimes.com In particular at Asia Times, be sure to read Pepe Escobar and Spengler. They are excellent. :) Haiti: haitiprogres.com The real news about the coup. * If others have favorites to contribute, I'm always seeking new and improved sources of information. Thanks. * More international/foreign newspapers listed here: geocities.com