tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post2863354473498669343..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Where Do You Get Your News – and What News Do You Get?P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-76306626052790522262014-03-08T07:18:39.538-08:002014-03-08T07:18:39.538-08:00Thanks, Loreen, for introducing me to THE WEEK. Da...Thanks, Loreen, for introducing me to THE WEEK. David picked up a couple old copies for me at one of our nearby libraries yesterday.<br /><br />And Ty, thanks for the introduction to BOOKMARKS, even though they have not (yet) featured our reading group in their magazine! And thanks for your kind words, also. They mean a lot to me.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-52481581773423537392014-03-07T18:36:04.552-08:002014-03-07T18:36:04.552-08:00Pamela, love your blog and have just subscribed to...Pamela, love your blog and have just subscribed to Acres. My other sources - NY Times (digital subscription), The Atlantic, NPR (with a preference for MI Radio but also a fan of IPR), and Morning Joe on MSNBC. You've also connected me with Nation of Change that I find very informative and I've just signed up with Shelf Awareness. Also, enjoy Bookmarks Magazine for reviews of 500+ books per month, Organic Gardening and Garden Gate. <br /><br />Reading your blog is a real education and a treat. Thank you.<br /><br />Tytwessellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249644358113755147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-77780684052772390362014-03-07T10:26:11.158-08:002014-03-07T10:26:11.158-08:00THE WEEK is rather new (~3 years?). Worth a look. ...THE WEEK is rather new (~3 years?). Worth a look. Much more than a digest of the news.<br /><br />Your thoughts on HOW the news is related is an important subject, too. Jon Stewart just did a piece on how the media covered the fact that John Travolta mispronounced a name when he introduced someone at the Oscars, yet the media missed being outraged that Republicans killed a bill to fund a bill to give money to veterans returning from war. It's difficult to get "hard" news anymore...it's all so mixed up with entertainment.Author & Adventurer Loreen Niewenhuishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984661278026521501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-54812203426674856652014-03-07T09:52:55.335-08:002014-03-07T09:52:55.335-08:00Loreen, thank you SO MUCH for such a thoughtful an...Loreen, thank you SO MUCH for such a thoughtful and thorough response! We subscribe to THE NEW YORKER, too, and you're right -- there are important articles to be found there. Your mention of "The Week" intrigues me. I've never seen it. Perhaps the magazine section at Horizon Books carries it? A year's subscription (12 issues) to ACRES is $29, more than worth its cost. I don't know how hard it is to find on newsstands, but once you read an issue, you'll be hooked. Thanks again for the substantive comment!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-12367699608870347322014-03-07T09:12:26.235-08:002014-03-07T09:12:26.235-08:00Pamela,
Great post with many important questions....Pamela,<br /><br />Great post with many important questions.<br /><br />To answer the overriding question about where I access news, I try to take in various sources to stay informed. NPR, PBS news hour, and the national news are important sources for me, though I love to watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for incisive (and, yes, often satirical) dissection of the news. He cuts through a lot of the noise and has some of the most well researched and cogent spoken-news-essays you’ll find. <br /><br />I used to get the Sunday NYTimes delivered, but now I travel too much for that and access it online or pick up a physical paper wherever I happen to be. I agree that ShelfAwareness is a great source of news about the publishing world (in the PRO edition, not the other one).<br /><br />Magazines: <br /><br />The Week is an important recap of the facts of the news and how various sources nationwide are reporting it. It’s astonishing to see how the Wall Street Journal will spin a story one way while The LA Times spins it another. They also print excerpts from the best columns from newspapers around the world. This often gives a window on how other countries perceive America’s actions around the world (an angle we don’t often have access to and one that might help widen the world view of our citizens). And they cover the arts and travel and other topics. <br /><br />I love the NYer. I also pick up an Esquire every once in awhile because they publish short stories and have done some surprisingly in depth news pieces (like you mentioned finding in Rolling Stone). <br /><br />When I fly, I try to buy a magazine I’ve never read before. I will have to pick up a copy of AcresUSA for my next flight. <br /><br />-Loreen NiewenhuisAuthor & Adventurer Loreen Niewenhuishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984661278026521501noreply@blogger.com