Poll:What Is Your Primary News Source

[Spotcheck Billy]

How many people watch their local tv channel for news at any point during the day? Only reason I would ever watch it is just for the local weather otherwise it would never be on. Wife has it on in the mornings as we're getting us/kid ready and at night when we're heading to bed and I just can't stand it/find no value.

If you are watching it, why?

As one that regularly commutes 40 miles on 2 wheels, like you posted, I watch local broadcasts for the weather. I really do not watch news, it seems like wearing a wristwatch, why bother? It's not like you won't hear the time/news if its important anyway.

[GGGG]

How many people watch their local tv channel for news at any point during the day? Only reason I would ever watch it is just for the local weather otherwise it would never be on. Wife has it on in the mornings as we're getting us/kid ready and at night when we're heading to bed and I just can't stand it/find no value.

If you are watching it, why?

Because I like having the TV on as I go to bed and the Daily Show sucks now.

[mu03eng]

Because I like having the TV on as I go to bed and the Daily Show sucks now.

Oh I have the tv on when falling asleep as well but I'd much rather watch an 80s movie on IFC then the dregs of local news.

Side note, nobody seems to like the new Daily Show or whatever it's called after the Daily Show that Colbert hosted.....is it a format issue, host problem, news is just too depressing, or some combination of all of the above?

[GGGG]

Oh I have the tv on when falling asleep as well but I'd much rather watch an 80s movie on IFC then the dregs of local news.

Side note, nobody seems to like the new Daily Show or whatever it's called after the Daily Show that Colbert hosted.....is it a format issue, host problem, news is just too depressing, or some combination of all of the above?

I just don't find Trevor Noah all that funny.  And I don't think Larry Wimore's show is good at all.

[Goose]

Whenever major breaking news I am all over CNN. Normal times TV is on Fox News or CNBC if not watching sports.

[Chili]

Google News (lots of Times & Post)
WBEZ (NPR - Chicago)
Twitter

[Golden Avalanche]

Do you listen to their podcast? Very good, and nice short ones to squeeze in the car during commutes or while doing something at work I can split focus on. Especially like the Babbage episodes.

I have not. This question reminds me that I do listen to news podcasts at the gym, so that's a primary source as well I guess. I'm partial to BBC World News (daily) and Deutsche Welle Inside Europe (weekly).

Clearly I'm a fan of the Economist style so I'm going to add in their podcasts into the rotation. 

[Golden Avalanche]

I just don't find Trevor Noah all that funny.  And I don't think Larry Wimore's show is good at all.

In this genre, Samantha Bee and John Oliver are quite sharp and display a good bite.

[Mutaman]

Oh I have the tv on when falling asleep as well but I'd much rather watch an 80s movie on IFC then the dregs of local news.

Certainly a few flicks from the 80s worth watching (Ferris, Drugstore Cowboy, Ridgemont High, Scorsese, etc) but doubt i'd want to make a habit out of it.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

All I need to know is on the front page of The Enquirer as I wait in the checkout line

[Coleman]

This poll is lame. It leaves out a lot of key news sources. Here are mine:

WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago (NPR)
WGN 720 AM Chicago
DNAinfo Chicago (hyperlocal news based on neighborhood)
The Guardian (British newspaper) - US Edition (primarily through their Facebook page)
BBC News (again through Facebook and their radio broadcasts on NPR)
New York Times

The rare instances I actually get news from the TV it is typically CNN and Fox News (I like hearing opposing views).

In the car I will also occasionally listen to 620 and 1130 AM to stay abreast of events in Milwaukee and the rest of Wisconsin, the state I grew up in, even though I live in Chicago. But the reception is iffy depending on time of day.

Anyone who relies on only one news source, whether its MSNBC or Fox News, and no others, is woefully unprepared to contribute anything to public discourse.

[brandx]

My brain. I have a very big brain. Yuge!!!

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

NYTimes, WSJ & Economist

[GWSwarrior]

I just don't find Trevor Noah all that funny.  And I don't think Larry Wimore's show is good at all.

Neither did his bosses apparently

[77ncaachamps]

#Twitter

and PBS/NPR

[rocket surgeon]

Looks like we have some closet Kelly fans huhyeahhuhyeahhuhyeah