I dont live in any of the subscription newspaper's cities...

kilofox · 02-24-2008, 12:08 AM

..... what paper has a good national reporting aspect along with human interest stories? My Kindle hasnt arrived yet, but would like to know what you all think.

HarryT · 02-24-2008, 02:41 AM

Are you only interested in stories about the US? Don't you want to know what's going on in the rest of the world?

The NYT is a paper with a global reputation for excellent reporting. I think that all its stories are of interest to humans - that is the species which the paper primarily targets, AFAIK.

Nate the great · 02-24-2008, 07:01 AM

Why not make your own?

Mobipocket's Desktop Reader will generate ebook from any one of 341k newsfeeds listed. Plus, the 6.0 version recognizes the Kindle and will update the newsfeed automatically and send it over the USB to the Kindle.

kilofox · 02-24-2008, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Are you only interested in stories about the US? Don't you want to know what's going on in the rest of the world?

The NYT is a paper with a global reputation for excellent reporting. I think that all its stories are of interest to humans - that is the species which the paper primarily targets, AFAIK.

I probably mis-phrased my statement, what I meant was I wanted a paper that had a good national and international news coverage. Nothing against New York (except those damn Yankees), since I dont live there, I am really not that interested in their "local news" per se.

kilofox · 02-24-2008, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Why not make your own?

Mobipocket's Desktop Reader will generate ebook from any one of 341k newsfeeds listed. Plus, the 6.0 version recognizes the Kindle and will update the newsfeed automatically and send it over the USB to the Kindle.

Thats a great idea, will MDR work using VMware? I am on a Mac. I suppose I could use Bootcamp, but I'd rather not if I dont have to.

rationalbiker · 02-24-2008, 11:28 PM

Regarding the excellent reporting of the New York Times, the paper has come under some criticism over the last few years for questionable reporting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critici...New_York_Times

kilofox · 02-25-2008, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rationalbiker

Regarding the excellent reporting of the New York Times, the paper has come under some criticism over the last few years for questionable reporting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critici...New_York_Times

I have heard that... honestly I wish USAToday was available. I know, I know its a McNews Paper, but for the most part it seems pretty neutral to me.

Darqref · 02-25-2008, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kilofox

I have heard that... honestly I wish USAToday was available. I know, I know its a McNews Paper, but for the most part it seems pretty neutral to me.

The title may sound religious, but The Christian Science Monitor is a fairly small size but very well regarded international newspaper. They're online at www.csmonitor.com for the current edition. They have no truly local news, but have lots of international and political news. (you can skip the one page of 18 that has a religious article.)

My biggest complaint with the CSMonitor is that their "treeless" edition is full page pdf (paper size is about double the dimensions of a4?). But there is a "text edition" that is posted in html if you want to scrape it.

Darqref

HiTech · 04-02-2008, 03:21 PM

Nothing beats the New York Times...

MoSo · 04-02-2008, 04:33 PM

I don't enjoy reading newspapers on the Kindle at all, nor am I fond of the web browser. I have used the web service to pull up book-related info - I just finished reading Timothy Egan's Worst Hard Times, about the Dust Bowl and Depression in the Texas/Oklahoma panhandle, and I wanted some info on New Deal policies. It worked, but it wasn't what I'd call elegant.

Several times a day I have to crank up either the desktop or the laptop to read email and deal with a few other things, and at that point I read all my newspapers and blogs. I could see getting alerts or RSS feed type updates via the Kindle, but until it's a larger screen, it's just not that useful.

I keep thinking that we could get an e-ink/e-paper two page foldout screen, that could be turned landscape mode - sure, you'd have a gap in the middle of the page, but it's actually be large enough to read an entire a-size sheet.

And, while we're talking newspapers, I prefer the UK Guardian over the NYT, although I read both. I also read the above-mentioned Christian Science Monitor, as they have pretty good "world" news.

02-24-2008, 12:08 AM	#1
kilofox Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 217 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kindle 2	I dont live in any of the subscription newspaper's cities... ..... what paper has a good national reporting aspect along with human interest stories? My Kindle hasnt arrived yet, but would like to know what you all think.

02-24-2008, 07:01 AM	#3
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Alternate suggestion Why not make your own? Mobipocket's Desktop Reader will generate ebook from any one of 341k newsfeeds listed. Plus, the 6.0 version recognizes the Kindle and will update the newsfeed automatically and send it over the USB to the Kindle.

04-02-2008, 04:33 PM	#10
MoSo Crankier than average Posts: 143 Karma: 345 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern Oregon mountains Device: Kindle #1, Kindle #2; internet appliance - The Chumby.	I don't enjoy reading newspapers on the Kindle at all, nor am I fond of the web browser. I have used the web service to pull up book-related info - I just finished reading Timothy Egan's Worst Hard Times, about the Dust Bowl and Depression in the Texas/Oklahoma panhandle, and I wanted some info on New Deal policies. It worked, but it wasn't what I'd call elegant. Several times a day I have to crank up either the desktop or the laptop to read email and deal with a few other things, and at that point I read all my newspapers and blogs. I could see getting alerts or RSS feed type updates via the Kindle, but until it's a larger screen, it's just not that useful. I keep thinking that we could get an e-ink/e-paper two page foldout screen, that could be turned landscape mode - sure, you'd have a gap in the middle of the page, but it's actually be large enough to read an entire a-size sheet. And, while we're talking newspapers, I prefer the UK Guardian over the NYT, although I read both. I also read the above-mentioned Christian Science Monitor, as they have pretty good "world" news. Last edited by MoSo; 04-02-2008 at 04:36 PM.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Are you only interested in stories about the US? Don't you want to know what's going on in the rest of the world? The NYT is a paper with a global reputation for excellent reporting. I think that all its stories are of interest to humans - that is the species which the paper primarily targets, AFAIK.

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