I’m an old school, basic bitch. I prefer to stick to the big ones. Fox, MSNBC, CNN, NYTimes, Washington Post, NPR/PBS, and my local TV stations and newspapers.
I use Google News for the most part. It’s not a news source but an aggregate of multiple sources. The most important thing I think is to consider the source. Is what I’m reading presented as fact or opinion? Is there a dateline? Is this their reporting or does it come from a wire service? Does this source cover anything but politics?
Make sure to support your local news sources too. Lots of great suggestions here for staying up to date with national and world news, but your local newspapers serve a valuable role in keeping up to date on what local governments are doing in your communities, and holding them accountable.
Tough one. My local paper is a right wing propaganda sheet.
When I last subscribed they were also barely competent. I ended up reading it just to catalog the spelling and grammar mistakes.
I eventually ended the subscription accidentally. The paper would stop showing up, and I’d get a call from the subscriptions department asking if I wanted to keep receiving it. I’d say yes, and it would start showing up for a few more weeks, then stop again. Went through that process about three or four times before they stopped calling to ask if I wanted to receive it.
It took another month or two before I realized that the credit card that I used for the auto-payment for the subscription was one that I had lost and gotten reissued with a new number. By the time I realized what the problem was, I decided that it was for the best.
[Readtangle.org](Tangle News). It’s independent, and non-partisan. Good for getting out of your news bubble without becoming overwhelmingly frustrated by the other side. And doesn’t resort to hyperbole and clickbait.
I get France 24 in English via antenna and feel like the coverage is less sensationalized than US based sources. Maybe they have hot takes on French politics but I feel like I can keep up generally with world politics and avoid too much US saturation (though they still cover the US disproportionately).
For an independent US news source, Breaking Points is a good option. They get a lot of criticism from both the right and the left, which lends credence to their claim of being balanced. If you don’t like one of their host’s take on an issue, just wait for the other one to start talking. A good way to hear opposing viewpoints all in one place.
The Guardian and BBC for home news and then links here, Mastodon or wherever else seems interesting. I have Google News installed which is shit but points me to some good quality American or Australian sites. And if I switch my VPN to a different country that can be interesting although it means relying heavily on Google Translate
The Guardian has excellent coverage and stories for the world and for US. I read stories about stuff going on here in America that I don’t see in other sources! Plus it’s not paywalled, although you should contribute or subscribe.
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