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|[http://www.lifenews.com/ lifenews] | |[http://www.lifenews.com/ lifenews] | ||
|superb in reporting news affecting [[pro-life]] issues, which are many; this site is very high quality and could move higher in rankings | |superb in reporting news affecting [[pro-life]] issues, which are many; this site is very high quality and could move higher in rankings | ||
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|[http://www.breitbart.com/ Breitbart] | |[http://www.breitbart.com/ Breitbart] | ||
|breaks some big stories and exposes [[liberal deceit]] well | |breaks some big stories and exposes [[liberal deceit]] well | ||
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|[http://hotair.com/ Hotair] | |[http://hotair.com/ Hotair] | ||
|witty, insightful and timely; could move higher in ranking | |witty, insightful and timely; could move higher in ranking | ||
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|[http://www.redstate.com/ RedState] | |[http://www.redstate.com/ RedState] | ||
|timely and good volume, with focus on economic, government and election issues | |timely and good volume, with focus on economic, government and election issues | ||
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|[http://newsbusters.org/ Newsbusters] | |[http://newsbusters.org/ Newsbusters] | ||
|insightful, original, and good across all issues; exposes liberal deceit well | |insightful, original, and good across all issues; exposes liberal deceit well | ||
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|[http://www.foxnews.com Fox News] | |[http://www.foxnews.com Fox News] | ||
|high volume of info, but censors many [[conservative]]s<ref>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]].</ref> and downplays the social issues | |high volume of info, but censors many [[conservative]]s<ref>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]].</ref> and downplays the social issues | ||
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Revision as of 23:26, September 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybercast News | uniquely informative news across all issues, including social ones |
| 2 | WorldNetDaily | has reporters at conservative events; not afraid to criticize or take on tough issues; gives writers good leeway |
| 3 | lifenews | superb in reporting news affecting pro-life issues, which are many; this site is very high quality and could move higher in rankings |
| 4 | Breitbart | breaks some big stories and exposes liberal deceit well |
| 5 | Hotair | witty, insightful and timely; could move higher in ranking |
| 6 | RedState | timely and good volume, with focus on economic, government and election issues |
| 7 | Newsbusters | insightful, original, and good across all issues; exposes liberal deceit well |
| 8 | Fox News | high volume of info, but censors many conservatives[1] and downplays the social issues |
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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 (Christian, 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
(add more)
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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."