A friend asked me a while back how I keep up with news and find all the information that I'm always posting on my blog/facebook/twitter.
You have to use an RSS feed aggregator.
I use google reader though you can do a websearch for a list of other feed readers
Here is a quick easy to understand Youtube video on what an RSS feed is.
Here are four of my "must reads":
Beat the Press: Its a blog written by economist Dean Baker over at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Its fantastic because it fact checks of news articles in major newspapers and puts important economic issues in to very readable english and not economic goobly goop the policy wonks use. If you want to understand the economy you have to read this blog.
Plug this link into your feed reader to subscribe: http://feeds.feedburner.com/beat_the_press
Talking Points Memo. Its an online news organization/political blog.
Plug this link into your feed reader to subscribe: http://feeds.feedburner.com/talking-points-memo
Ezra Klein -- He's a writer that focuses on Economics and politics over at the Washington Post.
Plug this link into your feed reader: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/rss/rss_ezra-klein
Political Insider with Jim Galloway: Its a political blog over at the AJC that focuses on GA politics. A must read for anyone in Georgia.
Plug this link into your feed reader: http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/feed/
I follow about 150 feeds---websites, think tanks, newspapers from all over the globe, blogs. Your favorite site probably has a rss feed. It will save you time and will keep you up to date on items right as they hit the web. But even if you just add your local newspaper and a few of other sites it will help you save time and catch up on the news quickly.
If you want to follow my blog you can plug this into your feed reader: http://jimnichols.posterous.com/
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