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What websites/apps/whatever do you use to get your news?

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[-] phaedrux_pharo@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago

https://www.improvethenews.org/

This is a free news aggregator and news analysis site developed by a group of researchers at MIT and elsewhere to improve your access to trustworthy news. Many website algorithms push you (for ad revenue) into a filter bubble by reinforcing the narratives you impulse-click on. By understanding other people’s arguments, you understand why they do what they do – and have a better chance of persuading them.

[-] Arotrios@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Holy shit that's awesome. This may become my goto when linking stories to the Fediverse.

[-] Riveting8754@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Do you know of anyway to add this to an RSS feed?

[-] ShroOmeric@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This sounds cool, lemme check it out

[-] Kaabiikaze@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

First glance and already impressed with the details + mobile friendly view. Thanks for the pointer!

[-] artifice@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This just replaced ground news for me, very nice.

[-] fantasy95@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Fascinating! Thanks for the link. This is the sort of thing I was hoping for.

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[-] Sabata11792@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago

You guys don't let a bunch of strangers in the internet curate the news for you, then fight them in the comments?

[-] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well, actually, that's exactly what I do.

[-] nbailey@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 years ago

AP, unless the article is about a protest

Aljazeera, unless the article is about Qatar

Reuters, unless the article is about non-G20 countries

BBC, unless the article is about the UK

CBC, unless the article is about Canada

[-] CatPewpMeyhem@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

I listen to NPR Up First podcast. The give you a nice overview in 10 minutes. https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first

[-] Gang@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

reddit, lets be honest. we wouldnt be here if that wasnt our main source

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago
[-] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

It shows "all sides" from a distinctly far-right perspective.

[-] breakfast@midwest.social 11 points 2 years ago

The fact that Paul Krugman is considered "the Left" says so much about why the US is the way that it is

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

The streets. You can’t trust newspapers, tv, social media. But the streets, the streets you can always trust.

[-] Shikadi@wirebase.org 5 points 2 years ago

...Wouldn't most people in the streets be getting their news from tv and social media?

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

NPR, Reuters, the AP, occasionally NYT or WaPo, Forbes, Business Insider, various tech blogs, local news channels, etc.

[-] CheeseAndCrepes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

We’re pretty much the same although I ditched WaPo cause Bezos.

I do add the BBC and France24 if there’s a large international story breaking.

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[-] nitefox@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
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[-] DmMacniel@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

I don't. I try to life in blissful arrogance despite knowning that the world around me is going to heck. I only care about local news that considers my city.

[-] mrmanager@lemmy.today 6 points 2 years ago

I don't read any news because they are all negative.

[-] Virgo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Ground news

[-] Chunk@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Shameless plug, c/moderate_politics :)

[-] Vaggumon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

TikTok mostly, a few SoMe Journalists I follow, like Under The Desk News and Lisa Ren Millard. But also Google News for more wide coverage.

[-] squidman64@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I see you’re getting downvoted even though you respectfully answered the question, looks like the Reddit tradition of downvoting anything you disagree with to bury it is alive and well here on Lemmy

[-] Vaggumon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah, nothing ever changes. People are assholes for the most part.

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[-] fantasy95@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I just tried Google News, but it seems like their interface is designed for mobile even though I'm on a desktop. Like, it doesn't use most of the screen space. But I'm sure on mobile it's a more pleasant experience

[-] GolGolarion@pathfinder.social 4 points 2 years ago

I use RSS to aggregate articles from different news sites. my feed's a bit nascent at the moment, though.

[-] provisional@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago

I'm subscribed to three publications: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Foreign Affairs. I regularly read articles from The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Foreign Policy, The Diplomat, and other publications like ProPublica. I also read academic blogs on journalism, nuclear weapons, and other topics. I follow a lot of academics and experts on Twitter to get their hot takes.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago

I like watching Phillip DeFranco in ~~YouTube~~ Invidious. When covering major stories he is very good at delivering crutial information simply and quickly, and while he does have opinions, they are always very transparent, so you can spot the bias from the facts. Also, he has a habit of correcting the rare mistakes this beautiful bastard makes.

[-] fantasy95@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Ah I remember watching him years ago, good to know he's still around. Although it looks like he does more internet drama videos rather than real-world news

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago

It's 50/50, he normally covers drama news first, and saves the big stories for the back end, he always includes timestamps, so if that's not your thing you can skip around.

[-] Countmacula@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

App called ground news. Gives both sides of the spectrum.

[-] achillbreeze@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I listen to a bit of the left and right leaning local talk radio stations. I try to read articles from varied sources. Krystal Ball can get under my skin, but I watch or listen to Breaking Points. If something moves me I try to follow up on the source material. Diversify. Decentralize. Whatever you want to call it. But get your news from several places.

[-] ClarissaXDarjeeling@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Somehow I always gravitate to the Atlantic ... so much that I actually felt bad after years of refreshing my browser for free articles, and now I actually pay real American dollars for a subscription.

Also, a few ultra local and free newspapers that with an online presence, especially when I'm in the mood to escape depressing national / international news.

[-] dragnet@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I figure anything important I will either hear about or see on ~reddit~ Lemmy.

[-] TeamDman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Theory night in Canada podcast

[-] Sam_uk@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

@fantasy95 The threadiverse. I made an aggregator to suit my tastes https://fledd.it/

[-] Roundcat@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm honestly not too picky about my source unless it's a source I know little about and can't gauge their slant or bias, or if they're a known propaganda pusher or right wing fearmonger. Honestly though I've been trying to avoid following the news in general because it doesn't put me in a good state of mind, and usually if it's important enough to know about, I'll hear about it one way or another.

One bad habit I've been trying to kick every since leaving reddit though is trying not to read the comments of any given news article without reading the article, or verifying the known facts. A lot of times in the past, I would see a distressing headline, pick out details from the comments, and form an opinion based on the discourse which is not a healthy way to approach current events. Now if I'm going to get invested in a particular event or situation, It's going to be after I have a good grasp of the details free from influence from the comments on how I should feel about something.

One of my biggest pet peeves though is someone posting a paywalled article, and noone providing anyway to access the article. Too often that would be the article that would hit the front page, which made all the more clear to me that many people were doing the same unhealthy thing I was.

[-] d00phy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Not news so much, but I’ve recently been intrigued by Cleo Abram’s YT channel.

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