LABJ FORUM – Top of the News

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LABJ FORUM – Top of the News

When Thomas Jefferson said, “An informed electorate is the basis for a sound democracy,” could he have foreseen Internet rumors and cable TV talk shows? As the 2004 presidential campaign takes off, voters can choose among a wide variety of sources for their political coverage some partisan, some that strive for objectivity. So the Business Journal asks:

What is your primary source for news?

Adrienne Medawar

President

Town Hall Los Angeles

In order for us to run an active, objective forum, I have to be on top of the news all the time. I don’t have a single primary source of news. I start with the L.A. Times. I read the Business Journal. I listen to NPR, mostly KPCC, I listen to KNX. I’m a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, so I read their bulletins. I watch Tim Russert’s “Meet the Press.” I also read the national newspapers. I’m a devoted reader of The Economist, which has great California coverage. I don’t think people should just watch TV news. They need to really read things in-depth in order to be able to judge.

Leo Nordine

Leo Nordine Realtors

Broker/Owner

The L.A. Times and then NPR and then Pacifica Radio. I’m a left-winger. I read the paper every day and I listen to the radio in the car in the mornings. No TV news because, obviously, Fox is crooked and CNN is too wishy-washy. Even NPR is too wishy-washy and the L.A. Times is too, really. I like to read. I read the headline of every section and then the articles that interest me.

Tony Hsu

Client Advisor

Deutsche Bank

I watch CNBC throughout the day. I manage millions of dollars so I have to stay on top of the news that’s coming out, whether it’s local or international. I have a number of areas I go to for news for personal purposes. They’re mainly online. I check the news at least 30 times a day. I hate watching the TV news. It’s just entertainment and there are commercials.

Richard Posell

Management Committee

Greenberg Glusker

My primary source of news is CNN because it’s always available and convenient. My next source is the newspapers because it’s facile and in-depth. The New York Times is my favorite. I also get the Wall Street Journal so people don’t think I’m biased. People need to get their news from a variety of sources or they can’t form their own opinions because the world is too complex for one source.

Mark Weinstein

President

MJW Investments

My primary source of news for real estate is the Business Journal and the L.A. Times for national and community events. I read the L.A. Times every day and the Business Journal every Saturday. I read the California section cover to cover. I also skim the business section, the sports section and I read my horoscope and I look for anything regarding houses. I like watching Fox Sports, almost every night for a few minutes, at least five times a week.

Darren Abe

Senior Vice President

Norstar Office Products

The L.A. Times. It’s just our regular source that comes every day to my home. My wife reads it cover to cover and I just read the articles of interest. Obviously, as far as work goes, it’s extremely important that I’m on top of what’s going on in the industry. I think everyone needs to be up-to-date on the issues. As a voting citizen I need to know what’s going on. I have money invested in business and I need to know sports scores for talking with customers.

Jeanne Davis

Director of Operations

Technical Connections

Yahoo is my homepage and I usually have about one millisecond extra throughout my day, so I look at whatever they have up. NPR I listen to on my way to work and it’s a little broader than Yahoo. I only get the Sunday news and I don’t watch the news, I don’t have time. So the Internet has made it a lot easier. And I don’t feel guilty for not watching the news.

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