Difference between revisions of "Top Conservative news websites"
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*rasmussenreports.com (high or medium, but high quality poll statistics) | *rasmussenreports.com (high or medium, but high quality poll statistics) | ||
*michellemalkin.com (high or medium) | *michellemalkin.com (high or medium) | ||
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*redstate.com (medium) | *redstate.com (medium) | ||
*newsmax.com (medium) | *newsmax.com (medium) | ||
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*wnd.com (Worldnet Daily) (medium. good op-ed writers, but suffers from sales gimmicks interspersed in headlines) | *wnd.com (Worldnet Daily) (medium. good op-ed writers, but suffers from sales gimmicks interspersed in headlines) | ||
*catholicedition.com (has lots of quantity not allowed by [[lamestream media]]) | *catholicedition.com (has lots of quantity not allowed by [[lamestream media]]) | ||
| + | **[[NewsBusters]] (medium) | ||
*[[Fox News]] (low, but high volume) | *[[Fox News]] (low, but high volume) | ||
| + | *americanthinker.com (medium-to-low, not much on social issues) | ||
*rightwingnews.com (low due to crass and vulgar style) | *rightwingnews.com (low due to crass and vulgar style) | ||
*breitbart.com (low, much of it repeating liberal news sources; political coverage dominated by foreign policy issues) | *breitbart.com (low, much of it repeating liberal news sources; political coverage dominated by foreign policy issues) | ||
*rushlimbaugh.com (medium or low, but high volume/quality conservative radio transcripts) | *rushlimbaugh.com (medium or low, but high volume/quality conservative radio transcripts) | ||
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*[[thehill.com]] | *[[thehill.com]] | ||
*canadafreepress.com | *canadafreepress.com | ||
Revision as of 22:28, July 9, 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.
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| 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:
- lifenews.com (high quality, high volume; reports on social issues better than anyone)
- 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)
- rasmussenreports.com (high or medium, but high quality poll statistics)
- michellemalkin.com (high or medium)
- redstate.com (medium)
- newsmax.com (medium)
- politico.com (medium)
- sepp.org (medium, but high quality on global warming issues)
- climateaudit.org (medium, but high quality on global warming issues)
- hotair.com (medium)
- wnd.com (Worldnet Daily) (medium. good op-ed writers, but suffers from sales gimmicks interspersed in headlines)
- catholicedition.com (has lots of quantity not allowed by lamestream media)
- NewsBusters (medium)
- Fox News (low, but high volume)
- americanthinker.com (medium-to-low, not much on social issues)
- rightwingnews.com (low due to crass and vulgar style)
- breitbart.com (low, much of it repeating liberal news sources; political coverage dominated by foreign policy issues)
- rushlimbaugh.com (medium or low, but high volume/quality conservative radio transcripts)
- thehill.com
- canadafreepress.com
- pajamasmedia.com
- spectator.com
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
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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."
