For various reasons which people probably know, the newspaper formerly known as the Union Tribune has become somewhat unreadable (not that it was ever that great before…but now…yikes).
So, being someone who likes to sit down and read a physical newspaper, my choices are limited to the North County Times, maybe the LA Times or USA Today if I had to. Preferably the NC Times would be the option, as I do in fact live in NC and would like to stay with a local paper.
Does anyone read/subscribe and/or have any opinions on the NC Times? Ideally I would like the paper I read to be neutral/independent but knowing that’s impossible I can live with some bias within reason be it left or right.
TeacherSD…yes, the on-line Voice of San Diego is pretty good, especially their in-depth coverage of certain themes, such as the ongoing battle between the teachers’ union and the school board.
As for the North County Times, it is surprisingly complete for such a small newspaper. Covers much more than North County subjects. Don’t know it’s left vs. right bias, if any, which is actually a good thing.
Although not a daily I have always enjoyed the main stories in the Reader, and it’s free. I am embarrassed to say I subscribe to the UT for a whooping $5.76/mo. barely worth it.
A couple of years ago, we went all digital. No paper delivered to the house. Saves a lot of money and is much more convenient.
I find that the following online combination gives me everything I need:
– nctimes.com (north county centric news)
– 10news.com (more SD centric news)
– businessweek.com (great national articles)
– cnn.com (overall news)
– bbc.com (great international news)
– mailonline.com (international sensationalism of US news)
– businessinsider.com (Apple fanboys disguised as news)
I love reading the WSJ… as long as I stay off the editorial page. :p But I find the WSJ to be well-written and they cover a lot of stories that nobody else does. These days, most of the major dailies all carry the same news stories off the wire service.
[quote=Hatfield]I love reading the WSJ… as long as I stay off the editorial page. :p But I find the WSJ to be well-written and they cover a lot of stories that nobody else does. These days, most of the major dailies all carry the same news stories off the wire service.[/quote]
I agree. And actually a great combination is the WSJ which leans right, and businessweek which leans left. Both are well written.
Makes for a nice balance. Problem is, WSJ makes one pay to read it online.
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