Question and meme

[perceval]

Now that the US 2008 presidential race has really kicked in, which newspaper / magazine would you recommend for following developments? I only really have time for one, so please help me choose

Comments

[ladyvorkosigan]

My opinion is pretty uninformed, but my gut reaction to the magazines/publications you mention is that I'd take the NYT first - I really believe it's pretty fair and reasonable, and relatively comprehensive. The New Yorker is good and worth reading, but isn't reliable for a general survey of what's going on (rather than in depth and interesting articles about really specific things). Time and Newsweek seem pretty similar to me - fine as far as very general reporting that doesn't need to be particularly analytical goes; not particularly intelligent or investigative when it comes to anything beyond the mainstream.

There's also Slate, which I generally feel like is going downhill, but which still has some sharp commentary (if you can ignore the sensationlistic headlines it tries to stick on everything).

[angua9]

Of the ones you listed I prefer Newsweek - it's pretty silly and biased but not as badly as Time and it covers things in a more in-depth and coherent way than the NYT, which being a newspaper has to do everything piecemeal. The New Yorker has wonderful articles but is kind of random in what they write about and not at all complete or timely.

For timely day-to-day information, I'd recommend Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo, which is an excellent online-only news blog with a moderately liberal Democratic-leaning stance and perhaps FireDogLake, which is a left-leaning opinion blog that also does original reporting. If you want a source with a conservative/Republican-leaning stance (and I don't know why you would!) Politico isn't too bad.

[andrewducker]

I like The Economist.

[swampfaye]

New York TImes - the only one on your list that is a newspaper, and should (theoretically) be unbiased and have equal and fair coverage.