Difference between revisions of "Talk:Top Conservative news websites"

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Criteria

In the criteria section, would it be too strict to add 'must have substantial self-developed content', so as not to include Drudge Report style Web sites? The main reason for asking is on my recent addition of catholicedition.com to the list, and whether or not it should fit the requirements for a top 10 list. This isn't to say Drudge Report style websites are not worthy, but using this as a criteria would be to more specifically define the types of allowable Web sites to the list. DerekE 20:40, 1 July 2010 (EDT)

I don't mind an emphasis on self-developed content (after all, that's what we do here!), but I'd like this list to be from the visitor's perspective, as in what is most valuable to him or her. I wouldn't exclude the Drudge Report from relying on other content. It rises or falls in the ranking based on its substantive, educational and other types of value to users compared to other sites.--Andy Schlafly 20:44, 1 July 2010 (EDT)

Factual Accuracy

One important criterion missing from the list is "factual accuracy." Or as stated in the CP 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." There are both liberal and conservative sources which pursue a certain agenda so relentlessly that they get their facts wrong quite often or report breathlessly on "new developments" before there's been a chance to vet their accuracy. JDWpianist 07:35, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

Thanks for the suggestion. I've added it, though examples of factual errors on the sites nominated seem rare or non-existent.--Andy Schlafly 08:05, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

Well, I'll leave those questions to people doing the ranking, although I seem to remember a few whoppers from some of the nominated sites, especially Newsmax and Red State. I don't have time to document these myself, but it's worth a thorough and fair evaluation from that perspective.

Cheers, JDWpianist 08:49, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

USA Today

Andy has added the USA Today as one of the best news sources. I do not believe that the leftist-owned-and-operated USA Today is one of the best news sources. I've been reading Conservapedia as a news source for quite some time, and I've always thought that Conservapedia's position on the USA Today was that it was liberal. I agree that the paper is a "liberal mouthpiece" as I've previously read on the Main Page of Conservapedia[1]. In August, when Andy announced that the USA Today cutting 9% of its staff was a sign that "the lamestream media is losing its power"[2], I rejoiced. Andy, could you please explain what has changed your opinion of the USA Today? KyleDD 23:51, 31 October 2010 (EDT)

The USA Today is better than the New York Times and most instruments of the lamestream media. The USA Today's reporting on the farcical rally Saturday was good, for example.--Andy Schlafly 00:41, 1 November 2010 (EDT)

WorldNetDaily Factual Accuracy

I agree that WND is generally a good alternative to the MSM, but I recently saw something that makes me question whether it deserves to be #1 on this list. The website's editor-in-chief admitted that his site publishes "some misinformation by columnists." I'm sure that the site that broke this news publishes plenty of misinformation of its own, but this is a direct quote. --AaronT 11:39, 15 April 2011 (EDT)

You didn't include the entire quote: "Admittedly, we publish some misinformation by columnists, as does your publication and every other journal that contains opinion." Looks refreshingly candid to me, and Farah might have added that many liberal opinion sites contain more misinformation than WorldNetDaily ever will.--Andy Schlafly 22:03, 15 April 2011 (EDT)

Yes, as I hinted at in my post above, I know there are plenty of liberal opinion sites that contain more misinformation. I am just questioning whether WND deserves to be the number one best news site after its owner freely admits to publishing misinformation. It's still a fine source of news, but I don't think it should be held to a relative standard (compared to those liberal opinion sites) when being judged on its factual accuracy. --AaronT 10:29, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

The candid admission by Farah enhances his credibility and that of WorldNetDaily. Isn't the finest attribute of a news source its candor?--Andy Schlafly 20:40, 16 April 2011 (EDT)

News sources

I think that Breitbart deserves to be higher in ranking. It's a good and comprehensive group of sites. I also think The Drudge Report needs to be on here. Jm920 00:32, 27 September 2011 (EDT)

I increased Breitbart's ranking per your suggestion. The Drudge Report is more a distributor of news than an original source.--Andy Schlafly 23:04, 27 September 2011 (EDT)

Two nominations

Hi,
Should either of the following be added to this list?

1. NewsMax - Seems to be moving towards the left a little, but has historically been pretty good. Not sure if this deserves a place or not.
2. Human Events - Offers some good political commentary and information, though it seems to have experience a couple lulls in material release. At least some of the material is republished here (with permission), and not original to the site. However, I don't think this is true for everything.

Thanks for the input! --David B ^(TALK) 16:41, 27 November 2017 (EST)

NewsRevolt

I removed NewsRevolt because it doesn't look like it's active anymore (and both its Facebook and Twitter pages are down).

Is NewsRevolt in any way related to Truth Revolt, which also recently ceased operations?

Lastly, should we make a section on this page for former conservative news websites, such as the two I just mentioned? I am leaning yes. --1990'sguy (talk) 13:08, 15 April 2018 (EDT)

bad links/missing sites

Number 23 (http://www.examiner.com/creationism-in-national/terry-hurlbut) redirects to a different domain (did they get bought out? Have their domain stolen?) and number 24 (http://www.prolifeblogs.com) times out. --David B ^(TALK) 00:27, 13 September 2018 (EDT)

Should this list be re-done?

I have two suggestions: first, this list should be expanded to perhaps 50, 75, or 100. Second, The title should be changed to some variation of "Top Conservative websites", "Top Conservative news and blog sites", "Top Conservative news and opinion websites". To keep a little objectivity, the "top" websites can be tied to Alexa ratings, or some other preferred website which tracks traffic. The search terms for 'top conservative websites' or 'top conservative blogs' or 'top conservative opinion sites' are common and would drive additional traffic our way. This would be more dynamic, as any one of us or any new member could refresh the list at any time of their choosing.(instead of waiting for someone else to do so on their site) The table should have an added column for the site traffic rating. Progressingamerica (talk) 22:44, 5 August 2019 (EDT)

Additionally, the ability to re-arrange the rows as well as the U.S. and not just world ranking makes our list somewhat interactive but arguably better than any other out there. Progressingamerica (talk) 11:40, 11 August 2019 (EDT)

Zero Hedge

The Zero Hedge website is good. Worth adding?--Andy Schlafly (talk) 20:57, 17 December 2019 (EST)

Works for me, I don't mind either way. But if you could, please add in the numbers from Alexa and Similarweb. Progressingamerica (talk) 18:35, 21 December 2019 (EST)

Is it worth considering removing Conservative News And Views? Their continually plummeting readership probably does not warrant them being listed on a "top" list. Progressingamerica (talk) 22:48, 8 May 2020 (EDT)

Typo?

"not firmly anti-Trump", or "now firmly anti-Trump" as the comment on one of the websites?--Andy Schlafly (talk) 22:04, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

Opps! Yes, that was a typo. Thanks for pointing that out! --DavidB4 ^(TALK) 22:16, 11 September 2020 (EDT)