My local news I read on line

Multiple sources for a balanced view. I like to formulate my own opinions.

Most online but I do get a paper delivered.

My wife and I read 2 local papers every day, but most of my reading and info comes from multiple sources to ensure a balanced view. I am old school and enjoy reading the paper every morning over breakfast with her and discuss some of the articles and cartoons.

I rely on the internet for most of my news from several local and national sources. I like the every updated sites to keep me informed real time.

I must say I really do like the Patch and the work they do. Very local information and done in a very balanced way, great job Kristin!

I just have been experiencing that we are being left out the loop on what is happening in the world. Our daughter and many other Peace Corp volunteers are being evacuated from Kazakhstan due to the escalation of violence and the PC kids being the targets of violent crimes and false accusations. The only way we can find out is to seek out other news sources from around the world and hearing from the kids themselves as to what is occurring.What amazing kids we have!
As far as local news goes, there is no unbiased news reporting in Rochester Hills right now. The Patch does a lot of good things for the community but lacks credibility with the editorializing and the obvious impact that certain advertisers have on the content.
Just my 2 cents.

I like reading the paper more than anything, I like the Patch, but, the computer can get
shut down at times or electric power off, so I like to see the paper. I also get a lot of new from friends in the Army Corp of Engineers, they say what is going on in other
countried that we do not get in the newspapers.

Almost exclusively online. The only paper I'd like to read I can't find online is the Michigan Chronicle.

I read Saline Patch, the Saline Reporter and AnnArbor.com. It's sad to see the way newspapers have killed themselves. Ann Arbor News was a great paper and AnnArbor.com isn't even close to as valuable. The Reporter is a good local paper but there are too many non-local stories in it. Saline Patch started out gangbusters but now it looks like one person does all the stories now.

Haven't bought more than 10 or 20 newspapers since 1995. The strike back then turned a lot of people against the nasty and greedy owners.

I still read the Macomb Daily in print, but I read countless others online

While I read most news online -- various local, regional, national and international sites -- I really look forward to unplugging in the morning with the printed Press and Argus and cup of coffee. Thinking about subscribing to the Tri-County Times.

I read the Patch during the day each day, but I also enjoy sitting down in the morning with a cup of tea and reading the Woodward Talk. I've considered subscribing to another larger paper from time to time, but I'm not keen on the amount of paper that comes with a larger publication.

Drudge Report. WorldNetDaily.Glenn Beck. Big Government. Andrew Brietbart. David Horowitz. Never rely on conventional "news" sources. Always alternative and Grosse Pointe Patch is a great local alternative !! Keep up the good work !!

Huffington Post
Patch
Freep
Det News
MSNBC
Politico
The Hill
NY Times
BBC
Al Jazeera
Washington Post
Talking Points Memo
Crooks & Liars
Raw Story
The Daily Beast
Think Progress
Mlive
CNN
USA Today
Wired
New Scientist
ClickonDetroit (WDIV) online (can't stand their TV broadcasts)
WXYZ TV online (can't stand their TV broadcasts)
LA Times
Cnet (for tech news)

We read the newspaper every morning and then on line for the latest and a broader
more expansive coverage of happenings.
Unfortunate with new papers, time is limited in the morning to read before going to work-and delivery can be problematic.

I pretty much read anything I can get in my inbox as well as a few online sources.

I want to add that today there is a perfect example of why I appreciate Patch: their coverage of a local murder...they actually went out there and did interviews, took photos, included information that the major local media sources didn't. That is why I found Patch a few months ago...searching for more information about a story in our city that the major outlets glossed over. Patch was the goldmine.

Daily, I read the Detroit Free Press and the New York Times, and the News Herald the 3 times a week it is published. And still I sometimes feel uninformed about what's happening in
this world of ours.

We get the free Press 3 times a week, watch tv, read online, Except no one gives the real news anymore, I am so sick of the Hollywood news, and the health news, instead of what is happening in the world. we used to get the Oakland press, but couldn't stand those flap pages of ads.

I would love to have more west Michigan news, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, K Zoo. It is as if W.Mi doesn't exist.

And I miss Erik Smith!

I like investigative reporting. Of course, that takes time and money.

I read the print copy, then save the articles I like online.

I get my news On-line and on TV. I have a bad allergy to Soy and Corn and can't touch print newspapers without pain. I have been reading International news as well as US news On-line since the 1990's.

Oh, and it's always good to look at sources for articles, especially polling sources.
Also, some good fact-checking sites trying to keep all sides honest:
http://www.politifact.com/
http://factcheck.org/about/

Thanks Erin.
Boy ,the Patch asked a loaded question. Their parent company is AOL, but I know the editors are local ,so it's all good.

That being said, what has the Patch learned from the dialog?

Thanks

Joni, the Patch is a format that was put together by AOL, please correct me if I am wrong. That being said, I was curious if any of the editors from the different local Patch's had any input to that regard.

With Facebook,Amazon and several other popular web sites collecting information regarding their target demographic, I would not be surprised if the Patch was doing the same.After all, they do sell advertising.

My curiosity is in part because I work in the graphic art field.I use my real my because the people and stories are local, and in the spirt of a small town newspaper in the age of the internet.

Lianne:
As the person who created this poll, I'll chime in here about what we wanted or expected from throwing this question to Patch readers. I am a former newspaper editor, so watching newspapers struggle is personally painful to me. I want to understand how news is consumed – so that we can help Patch be part of the solution for the void sometimes created by closings or layoffs at other news entities. Truth is, people don't get their information from one source anymore. We have seen that in the comments here.

Furthermore, at Patch our mission isn't JUST news -- it's community information, connections, interaction. So all of the comments here have helped me and other editors to understand more about each of you. Ultimately, you are all PART of Patch. The more we understand about you, the more we can help make Patch relevant.

As for use of the actual poll results? These polls are, as Joni says, meant to stimulate discussion. Other than noticing how many people vote -- an indication of the interest in a subject -- we put very little stock in the "results," as they are TOTALLY unscientific. I hope that helps you understand where WE are coming from!

Thank you Nancy,
I was one of the first to chime in and say I was getting the news for digital and print.Your comments are appreciated by myself and I feel that the Patch editors are truly involved with the community.
Sadly, the printed word is going by the wayside, With that, we lose the jobs of printers, myself being one.You are not a former editor but a new kind of editor. I appreciate your response and from this exchange, can understand your question.

This has been informative.I hope the Patch becomes a vehicle to the community as the local papers have not been able to sustain themselves in this rapidly changing information/ advertising, addicted world.

I send a thanks to you and Leslie at the Berkley Patch. I have enjoyed watching this online community dialog develop and grow.

Hey, Lianne! Thanks for being a leader in this discussion - I'm sure you voiced what some others were wondering! I, like Nancy, am a former newspaper editor AND, as you pointed out, also a new kind of editor! As a graphic artist, you naturally have an understanding of the kinds of changes our industries are going through and it's encouraging to see you embrace this new platform. Thanks for supporting Berkley Patch (and Patch in general)! Because it's a social form of media, we couldn't do it without you! Have a great Thanksgiving!