I'm asking this because sometimes I feel a little bit overwhelmed with all the news source I have, and would like to crop it down to 5.
immediately following that quote: "Now it is a completely different generation. There is much less overt tribalism among the young journalists who work for the BBC. It is like the New Statesman, which used to be various shades of soft and hard left and is now more technocratic. We're like that, too. We have an honourable tradition of journalists from the right [working for us]. It is a broader church."
To deny, via a second- to third-hand source that the BBC is currently a left-wing, propagandist instrument is to belittle everything George Orwell warned us about via 1984.
'... is now more technocratic' !? Does this not send a shiver down your spine? It should do. I suppose if you are a Blairite it could be a cosy affirmation of intention, so there would be no need for alarm.
slashdot.org (though it all seems 3+ days old anymore)
fivethirtyeight.com - unbiased, non-sensationalist US election news. I got tired of other sources reporting a week to week swing within the margin of error as if it is Earth shattering.
The Economist - subscription to the weekly magazine. Great in depth reporting of pretty much everything from around the world.
csmonitor.com - Christian Science Monitor - despite the name, it's a great fairly unbiased news source. Just avoid their recent descent into "Are you an American? Take our 100 question quiz!"
npr.org - Good reporting staff, love Morning Edition and All Things Considered in the car.