mod post!

[the_future_modernes]

*waves* Hey you all! This is your friendly neigborhood mod the_future_modernes checking in! The comm has been quiet lately I know! Was kinda soured on US politics for a while, which led to me ignoring all politics for the sake of my sanity. But I'm back now! And I'd like to work with you all to make the comm a nicely bustling place!There are after all 102 members and 117 subscribers! With that in mind, what can we do to make it easier for more of you all to post? I have gone ahead and added links to the side to the BBC, World News.com which is a newspaper aggregator, Caribbean News.com which is also a newspaper aggregator, and Himal, which is a South Asian magazine. Do you have any suggestions for more good news sources? I would love for the community to have a more world-oriented bent. How can we best accomplish that? Are there any concerns that anyone has? Let us know in comments!

Comments

[la_vie_noire]

You know, this has been a "article linking" type of comm, maybe we can make it more interactive, like... posting discussions, or people sharing their thoughts and questions about certain topics.

I don't know what you or the rest of the members think, though.

[the_future_modernes]

Sounds like an idea. :)

[the_future_modernes]

What kind of topics do you have in mind?

[la_vie_noire]

Aaaah, my head isn't working so much right now, but I think any topic about politics that would make an interesting discussion. Like... health care and why is important, and people from different places could reply about their experiences... things like that.

[thejeopardymaze]

Do you mind links to blog posts?

[the_future_modernes]

Nope! As long as they are reputable!

[lexicalcrow]

You should probably add the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's news site. I can't think of a more reliable news source for Australian news.

Also, I second more interaction/discussion posts. Get people talking about things, rather than just reading about news stories all the time.

[the_future_modernes]

Thanks for the suggestions! Added that as a link and noted that we need more discussion posts.

[lexicalcrow]

Cool. Oh, and you might want to add BBC World News page as well. That's also pretty comprehensive.

[the_future_modernes]

BBC is always there!

So I have been thinking?

[the_future_modernes]

What would you suggest as a discussion post?

[syntheid]

Also http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ <-- NHK for Japan('s take on world news)

[eccentricyoruba]

I suggest AllAfrica.com and Pambazuka for African news sources.

[the_future_modernes]

Got Pambazuka! Will keep an eye on All Africa!

[stealthily]

Al Jazeera! http://english.aljazeera.net

[the_future_modernes]

Got them too! thanks!