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Nathaniel Bryant
March 17, 2021

Personal Top 5 Sources of Information

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When gathering information, I tend to gravitate toward certain sources for credible news either to inform myself or to use in comparison to others to look for a definite answer on a topic. 

1. The Daily Wire - https://www.dailywire.com/ 

The Daily Wire is a news source that I have used for the longest time and has been the most credible. I have used sources like Fox and CNN a lot in the far past but slowly, this has been one of the sources that have stuck. When I was large in politics, I frequently tried to fact check cites together to find a good source and this so far has kept its’ credibility over time. I would recommend this source if you wanted to go beyond mainstream news and want to find something different, that is still credible.

2. Prager University - https://www.prageru.com/

Prager University is a great source of information that not only covers a variety of issues but examines them down to the root and brings on numerous guests to provide their experience and facts to the table on issues that get mostly swept under the rug. Their 5-minute videos are perfect for people who are new or don’t have time for politics. The address arguments in the question itself as well as the numerous side positions that come to flush out any gray areas on a topic. They are short but impactful and have good graphics to help illustrate what they are saying.

3. Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/

I tend to use Fox news for information pertaining to more government-related issues rather than smaller stories. It provides a decent amount of coverage on politics I normally don’t go looking for but still fills in stories that are important to know. For more government-related matters Fox is a good place to go.

4. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/

YouTube is a good place for accessing most of the other sources listed if you want to find videos from these new providers as well independent journalists and political commentators. You can find a variety of sources that are great for watching or listening to. It is also good to get information from independent providers who are not tied to a company or network who have more freedom in their coverage. The only issue is that YouTube does do some censorship on certain political YouTuber channels and videos. Even beyond that aspect it a great place for viewing information.

5. Timcast - https://timcast.com/

I started watching this channel years ago and I kept up with it, while I do not agree with everything he says sometimes because he covers lots of important topics and rings on guests who sometimes differ from him. He mostly does podcasts so it is easy to listen to and has lots of good information. 

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