It’s true, we did. DC Decoder is the Christian Science Monitor’s new politics-focused Tumblr, and they gave us a little/lot of help last night during the Iowa debate. Thanks guys! You rock!
Violent riots and looting across London resulted in burned-out buildings and hundreds of arrests. Based on most of the reports we’re seeing, a lot of the rioters don’t know exactly why they’re rioting. Even those we polled here in Boston don’t know exactly what is happening. Here’s a quick…
A great breakdown for those just catching up to the situation in London. In many ways, the current situation is as much a reflection on the economic hardships of the Tottenham region and its violent history as it is on the death of Mark Duggan. The Christian Science Monitor’s Tumblr feed is one of our favorite big-media Tumblrs and we highly recommend it. The news outlet du jour also has a second site floating around the ether, too, DC Decoder, which they soft-launched just last month. Check both out.
jeffmiller asks: What are your favorite (non-Tumblr) websites for news. (Or rather, what news websites do you read on a daily basis?)
» We say: Outside of our staple news sites (Reuters, CNN, the NYT and such), my personal favorite site is Mediaite, which I think strikes the perfect balance between news and commentary, and I can guarantee to generally have its finger on the pulse. (The aftertaste is also a little better than Politico, generally.) I also like a lot of The Atlantic’s stable, including The Atlantic Wire, which is a bit of an unsung hero among news commentary sites. I also greatly adore Hacker News, where you can usually find something generally awesome going on, be it a cool startup or interesting technical debate, and have been a faithful reader of Pitchfork, Slashdot and Fark since the late ’90s. Gawker Media’s stuff is staple food for me, and I’ve been a huge fan of Dave Weigel especially since he moved over to Slate. As for news outlets that never get their fair shake, the Christian Science Monitor always has stuff well-suited to SFB articles. And there’s a lot to like about The Awl. (It’s our Office Hours! Ask us stuff!)
To our friends who are members of the Independent Electoral Commission of the Ivory Coast: If you’re going to tear up a paper with the official results on it immediately before the planned announcement, be sure a reporter from the Christian Science Monitor (below, right) isn’t watching you do it, and a photographer from the Associated Press (behind the camera) isn’t taking a photo of you doing it. Because it might look like you’re trying to rig an election for a certain candidate. As bad as this incident was on Tuesday, it’s only gotten worse from here. source
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