A Little of Everything

I'm a Jack of all trades. I am what they call a social butterfly. I like to talk, to listen, to share information, to share an opinion(even if it's not asked), I'm very curious, and always want to learn. I think that covers it all.

this is me. i am always looking for something new to learn in all types of ways and places and things

It's always good to cross-reference but keep in mind who owns the Networks and most major magazines.It is amazing how easily information can be manipulated in todays supposedly high-tech world.

I think this almost goes without saying. I think most of us that are interested get our news from several sources.

In theory this is very good. Just remember though; ALL sources have their bias. Try to decide for yourself in spite of it.

this would be the most accurate. With, tv. newspapers, internet, magazines, and talking direct to other people. I get information all over. I try not to fall into what may be gossip, I know what it is like to be gossiped about. I hope with all the sources together i can manage to get as accurate as possible.

When looking to create a well-informed and relatively balanced decision, having your sources come from a variety of places is the best way to accomplish your goal. Although one can never be completely sure that they are using partisan-free information, a little bit of everything can help in your task of learning the most accurate news.

I use a little of everything: The internet, TV news, books, etc. I rarely use one source completely. For example, I get local news from our daily morning newspaper, I look up information from the Internet or from my hard copy of a dictionary, I even watch the world news on TV sometimes.

Only way to do it--while there is a chance that the majority is wrong, having several sources to back up information, hopefully sources which are as impartial as possible, is always good.

Almost all the items on this list are of equal value, in my opinion, since the list header doesn't specify that the information be ACCURATE information. (There is probably a grain of truth even in the most bizarre tabloid article, for example.) It's up to the individual to use common sense and discernment.. to consider the source. It's best to use as many sources as possible before deciding the truth of anything.

Maybe the most healthy and realistic way in this age. I'm writing on Wikipedia a lot these days, and I use Google to nail a specific answer to a simple question, but I depend on my books for the heavier research, and I certainly have learned my share from newspapers, magazines, and television (especially places like the History Channel, which seems to be reliable). You have to develop a good sanity-checking mechanism, for all these sources, for our Information Age might sometimes better be called the Misinformation Age.

As much as I'd love to read the newspaper every morning, or go to the library and research books every time I had a question, or watch the 7:00 news every evening, I just can't. My life is not that structured. I just try to pick up information wherever I can, whenever I can.

I need info and I need it from all sources so I can make well thought out decision, everyday.

Of course, some would try to tell you that more diversity is bad. But that would be a fallacy and an unforgivable generalization. Books and magazines seem to have more information that are low on bias, but unfortunately, EVERYTHING has a spin on it. The more points of view their are on a particular subject, the more diverse the opinion, hence a deeper credibility. That is why it is hard to trust a political system made up primarily of two political parties who, if don't agree on every issue, then do little to make policies which are contrary to each other. Our high-school and college textbooks, which are depicted as the holy-grails of un-biased information, are heavily censored and edited according to the opinions of a very small minority on the left and right. Then there is the media. The greatest trick our media ever pulled was to convince the public that it was well-informed.