There are a ton of great news sources and Disney-related podcasts out there, including The Dis (obviously!). Here are my go-to's for Disney news in this order:
1. The DisBoards
2. WDWMagic.com
3. The Dis Unplugged
4. Orlando Tourism Report (awesome, awesome podcast on everything Vacation capitol of the world- check it out: http://orlandotourismreport.com/) 5. ResortEars Radio (a Disney fan podcast, by a couple of friends who are huge Disney-freaks. Great shows: http://resortears.podbean.com/)
Yes WDWMagic! They have always been the first to report things I have noticed as far as a bigger outlet. At least definitely before the DIS. I do not think this is ever the first place to get info although often it surfaces here relatively quickly. At one time it might have been but all the longtime in the "know" posters have left and gone elsewhere and taken much of their knowledge with them. It seems to be a lot of fluff here. If you notice peoples signatures, there are not as many pre 2008 people around than there used to be. To put it nicely, things are monitored and moved around here frequently.
WDWMagic for news and I read many of the rumor/current project threads over there, such as the Pandora or DHS sub threads as most of the "insiders" such as Marni will drop crumbs on those forums.
I come here simply for the forums and general chat.