Difference between revisions of "Top Conservative news websites"

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*examiner.com (high)
 
*examiner.com (high)
 
*[[Fox News]] (low, but high volume)
 
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/GeraldCelenteChannel Gerald Celente YouTube channel] (respects US Constitution, anti=Federal Reserve, limited government, against bailouts and stimulus, pro-capitalism, predicted [[Tea Party Movement]] and the Great Recession, against USA being entangled in wars capriciously)
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/GeraldCelenteChannel Gerald Celente YouTube channel] (respects US Constitution, anti-[[Federal Reserve]], limited government, against bailouts and stimulus, pro-capitalism, predicted [[Tea Party Movement]] and the Great Recession, against USA being entangled in wars capriciously)
 
*hotair.com (medium)
 
*hotair.com (medium)
 
*humanevents.com
 
*humanevents.com

Revision as of 07:33, August 6, 2010

Conservapedia is in a unique position to rank other information sources of all types. Please see our nominations below the table, and fill in others as you like.

Rank Information Source Comments
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2 WorldNet Daily has reporters at conservative events; not afraid to criticize or take on tough issues; gives writers good leeway
3 cnsnews uniquely informative news across all issues, including social ones
4 lifenews superb in reporting news affecting pro-life issues, which are many; this site is very high quality and could move higher in rankings
5 Breitbart breaks some big stories and exposes liberal deceit well
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7 Hotair witty, insightful and timely; could move higher in ranking
8 RedState timely and good volume, with focus on economic, government and election issues
9 Newsbusters insightful, original, and good across all issues; exposes liberal deceit well
10 Fox News high volume of info, but censors many conservatives[1] and downplays the social issues

Nominations

Tentative placement (high ranking, medium ranking, low ranking) in parentheses, suggestions welcome:

  • americanthinker.com (medium-to-low, not much on social issues)
  • breitbart.com (low, much of it repeating liberal news sources; political coverage dominated by foreign policy issues)
  • canadafreepress.com
  • catholicedition.com (has lots of quantity not allowed by lamestream media)
  • climateaudit.org (medium, but high quality on global warming issues)
  • cnsnews.com (high, especially for news censored by lamestream media, but it does not update news as frequently as other top sites)
  • examiner.com (high)
  • Fox News (low, but high volume)
  • Gerald Celente YouTube channel (respects US Constitution, anti-Federal Reserve, limited government, against bailouts and stimulus, pro-capitalism, predicted Tea Party Movement and the Great Recession, against USA being entangled in wars capriciously)
  • hotair.com (medium)
  • humanevents.com
  • lifenews.com (high quality, high volume; reports on social issues better than anyone)
  • michellemalkin.com (high or medium)
  • NewsBusters (medium)
  • newsmax.com (medium)
  • pajamasmedia.com
  • politico.com (medium)
  • rasmussenreports.com (high or medium, but high quality poll statistics)
  • redstate.com (medium)
  • rightwingnews.com (low due to crass and vulgar style)
  • rushlimbaugh.com (medium or low, but high volume/quality conservative radio transcripts)
  • sepp.org (medium, but high quality on global warming issues)
  • spectator.com
  • thehill.com
  • VisionVictory YouTube channel (respects US Constitution, anti=Federal Reserve, limited government, against bailouts and stimulus, pro-capitalism, pro-Tea Party Movement, predicted Great Recession, against USA being entangled in wars capriciously)
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Weekly Standard
  • wnd.com (Worldnet Daily) (medium. good op-ed writers, but suffers from sales gimmicks interspersed in headlines)

Other sources:

  • Realclearpolitics (detailed polling about upcoming congressional elections)

Criteria

  • substantive
  • educational
  • includes social issues
  • does not play favorites among individuals
  • does not waste time and energy on gossip
  • factual accuracy[2]
  • does not rely on offensive, non-family-friendly material to boost traffic
  • informs as well as attracting interest
  • original content

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References

  1. ↑ Conservatives censored (or disparaged) by Fox News include Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Pat Buchanan, Tom Pauken, Rev. Tom Euteneuer, Michael Steele, J.D. Hayworth and Steve Lonegan.
  2. ↑ "Factual accuracy," per Conservapedia's Manual of Style: "The party affiliation of a news source should be irrelevant. All that matters is whether the source has a record of telling the truth."