s/o your news sources

[Velar Fricative]

We do this every so often and I feel like now's another good time lol. In the Iran thread there were comments about how people don't feel like there is any coverage of important events. It wasn't just that thread where I've seen those comments, and we all agree that online algorithms can have a significant impact on what we see.

Having said all that, what media outlets do you tend to gravitate towards when you are actively seeking news? And a more general question - Are there any outlets that you truly feel keep any biases in check?

My answers:

The New York Times - I'm well aware of their biases and, er, issues, but it is also my local newspaper and I do think that I do a pretty good job of sifting through garbage or other absurdities (like their Real Estate section, lololololol) to read really great stories.

My hyperlocal borough newspaper - They cover a lot of stories I'd otherwise never see in the NYT or elsewhere, and it's why I am saddened by the loss of so many other hyperlocal news outlets that help keep smaller communities/regions in check (particularly on the local government level). They have a conservative bent but I'm generally okay with that since most of their news pieces are apolitical and I need some balance anyway without turning to Fox News or some other BS.

ABC World News Tonight - Yes, I'm old lol. And I love David Muir. I feel like when I just need a decent 30-minute evening synopsis of the important stuff in what feels like a less biased way than other TV news, this is what I watch.

Local TV news - I catch this typically in the mornings when getting ready. Again, it gives me the local stuff I need to know but OTOH, there are *a lot* of crime stories. Like, more than I remember. And I get that crime has increased and I don't want to be oblivious either, but I think their spotlight on what feels like every crime that happens in the city feeds into the rampant belief that the moment any of us leave our houses, a crime will be committed on us.

Twitter - for better or for worse, lol. I do want to wean myself off of Twitter especially with Elon Musk likely incoming.

I don't really watch the 24/7 news channels unless it's an election night. Then I just watch Steve Kornacki on MSNBC. I used to subscribe to the WSJ but I feel like even their supposedly apolitical pieces have been mostly garbage these days too even if I could tune out their opinion pieces. But I also feel like I need some kind of national conservative-leaning news source for balance that isn't full-blown MAGA and there doesn't seem to be much of that anymore.

As for the least biased news sources, I guess I generally gravitate towards the AP or international outlets that aren't as susceptible to local political biases.

[acr]

Washington Post

Local sub-Reddit + verification via local news (newspaper or local tv news)

ETA: UpFirst (NPR podcast) + The Daily (NYT podcast)

[wildrice]

I subscribe to the NYT and WaPo, and also the Baltimore Sun though they are tempting me to cancel since the price just went up to about $20 every four weeks, which seems expensive.

That other thread made me think I should start following the BBC or something else that isn't US focused, so I'm looking forward to seeing what others suggest.

I honestly don't watch much TV news other than John Oliver. Occasionally I'll flip on CNN if something big is going on but I know they are super biased and can be kind of annoying so I don't watch regularly.

[litebright]

Personal: I follow various news sources on Facebook. NYT, WaPo (which is local to me), Vox, NPR, The Atlantic, Salon, my favorite of several local free newspapers, Wired, BBC, The Root and I don't remember who else in terms of news sources. Plus some satire/comedy sources like The Onion and the Daily Show who are on top of news commentary. I also follow some government agencies directly (NPS, NASA, etc.) ETA: I will say that I think my Facebook feed is pretty darn well-curated in terms of both hard news and just plain interesting features and I make a point to share the unusual/fascinating/good information stories. I get semi-regular comments from FBland that people do look at/read the things I share and find them worthwhile.

I hate TV news. But DH watches Meet the Press every Sunday and sometimes 60 Minutes, plus occasionally Shephard Smith (NBC) in the evenings.

For work: I report on tech-related stuff, so I get a ton of pitches/am on a lot of press release distribution lists, tech-related newsletters, etc., plus I'm regularly looking at the websites of federal agencies and lobbying groups, federal filings, company quarterly/annual earnings, investor/tech/policy conferences, etc.

[mrshandy]

NPR, NYT, WaPost are my staples. I get the WaPost delivered everyday (yes actual print paper) so that's what I read mostly. It's local for me and covers government stuff well. Since I'm a fed. Let me tell you about the time I woke up to see a front page article railing against my office. Wonderful way to start the day. It was fairly accurate, but I didn't recognize any names of people they interviewed which was odd. I'm no longer there thank god.

Sometimes I jump on Fox News for some conservative perspective.

I mostly do podcasts

I like the NPR Politics Podcast and the Daily occasionally.

Only watch TV news when there is breaking news. I feel like print and radio do a much better job of telling the entire story which is usually what I'm interested in. It's so easy to make claims about things and gloss over very important details or to spin things one way or another.

[Captain Catnip]

NPR, WaPo, local news, and here.

[shauni27]

NPR and NPR.org

[melmaria]

I have online subscriptions to WaPo, NYT, and a hard copy subscription to The Atlantic.  I use my parents' login to read WSJ articles sometimes too.

I also listen to MPR and read BBC.com

[bronxgirl]

Primarily MSNBC

[quesyrah]

I appreciate this post. I’m never sure if my news sources are “good enough” and I’m sure I’m not exposed to a very wide variety of sources. I’ll be taking some notes.

I subscribe to the Washington Post so I get a lot of news articles there.

I listen to Up First from NPR every morning and then often google to learn more about stories I heard there.

I occasionally use Twitter.

I used to be a big CNN fan but don’t have access anymore.

[Pom]

MSNBC
BBC
NPR
The Root

[gerberdaisy]

I have subscriptions to the WSJ and Washington Post through work, so look at those. I also subscribe to the NYT, thats my go to.

Listen to Up First most days, really like that for lots of new events I wouldn't know about otherwise.

Never watch news on TV, but I do love David Muir (and he owns a house in my town!)

Edit: Forgetting my local paper.  That was the first one we got an (online) subscription too.  But wasn't really viewing it as new as much as local informaiton.

[seeyalater52]

Many of my usual sources are posted here but I’ve also recently subscribed to some publications that lift up news related to specific constituencies that are often underrepresented in mainstream/traditional media:

Capital B News: capitalbnews.org/about-us/thanks
19th News: 19thnews.org/about/

[pixy0stix]

Facebook feed - Local tv news orgs (NBC and Fox); Local newspapers (town I live in, 2 neighboring towns, Denver area papers, and state news [colorado sun]); Al Jezeera

Other sources I either subscribe to or check in on - Scientific American, The Atlantic, WaPo, NPR, NBC News, The Hill, Politico, ummmmm... I know there are others. Vox I go to if I want an explainer on something.

Looking through the thread, I think I'd advise some of you to diversify your news sources, especially as for some they lean waaaay liberal. It's not bad, per se, but you definitely aren't going to get some breaking news, or the full picture.

[glw]

Washington Post (online subscription)
2 Local newspapers- one is more liberal and one is more conservative (I don't subscribe so I'm limited to the number of free articles/month)
NPR 

[lilac05]

I posted in the other thread, but lately I’ve been getting a lot of my news from “trusted” (If there is such a thing anymore) sources on Instagram. They use a lot of the sources here and curate it for me (with direct links to the sources). @mosheh is probably my current favorite, followed by @thenewsworthy (10 min daily podcast), @sharonsaysso, and @smarthernews. None of them use emotionally charged language or voice, which I appreciate. I listen to NPR in the car. I follow my local news on TV and newspaper online as well as FB groups highlighting important stories in our area.

I appreciate that they provide direct links to stories, and many times, there are multiple links to different sources to the same story (like the crime report from yesterday) that allows people to see how different sources are covering the same thing. @mosheh has a podcast, too (maybe even daily), but I haven’t listened to it yet.

@smarthernews also has a website with lots of articles. She attempts to be non-partisan and generally does a decent job, especially given today’s media. However, lately, I’ve noticed that why she chooses to highlight is often right-leaning. (She just did a highlight story about My Rushmore and talked a lot about the history of it & symbolism of each of the presidents on it. She did mention that there are continuing disagreements over the land and acknowledged Crazy Horse and her need to spend a full day there, but that wasn’t the focus. I would expect the weight of those two sides to be different if it was coming from a left-leaning source.)

[estrellita]

I don't watch news ever really. I follow different news sources, mostly on Twitter. Some that I can think of right now are BBC, local news channels/papers, I was following CNN until recently, and I follow individual people that post about things going on like Joy-Ann Reid, Daniel Dale, people like that. Otherwise I just see what others post and consider the source before I believe it or share it.

[AJL]

NYT
WaPo
Atlantic
BBC
Reuters
NPR
Al Jazeera
Twitter
Local sub-reddit

[af1212]

I read -

NPR
BBC
AP

I also follow local news on Fb and Twitter

I love the tv news but 6:30 is just about the worst time for me so I almost never watch

[basilosaurus]

I have a family friend who's a retired journalist, and he's often my first to link to a story from various sources.

WaPo probably. NYTimes is quite often shit now, generally, but I'll follow certain reporters. For FL I follow sun sentinal and miami herald, but I don't go to them unless looking for FL specific usually.

And then I follow localish papers that don't interest most. The Star, South China Morning Post, Bangkok Post being my top, and they are honestly not top quality.

Al Jazeera as well.

[redheadbaker]

Local ABC affiliate and Philadelphia Inquirer subscription for local news

Also subscribe to NYTimes, and follow them, WaPo, NPR and BBC World News on Facebook and visit their websites often. I listen to NPR on the radio when I'm in the car.

[terpsfan]

I’m mostly podcasts at the moment. My every day catch up is Up First, the Daily, and 1A. Then I’ll deep dive into things from there depending on time and topic.

[starlily]

I have NPR and BBC in my morning "flash briefing" via Alexa.

I subscribe to WaPo. I also read as many free articles as I can from my local paper, but their editorial boards are extreme far right, so I refuse to subscribe.

I watch the 10pm local news.

I listen to an array of MSNBC shows as podcasts the day after: Joy Reid, Chris Hayes, Mehdi Hasan, Rachel Maddow, etc.

I'm on Twitter a lot.

[notsopicky]

I use a newspaper/magazine/website aggregate site (Flipboard). I like it because I can follow the topics I'm interested in, and it will return many different sites, even on the opposite end of the bias scale from where I fall politically/personally (which I appreciate--I want to know what "the other side" is saying/reporting/putting out in the universe).

[mrsukyankee]

NYT, WaPo, The Guardian, NPR, BBC, BylineTimes, Al Jazeera.

[loira]

CBC News reports on a lot of US news but with an outsider perspective. Border/trade issues and anything that affects Canada are going to be highlights, but there are also a number of opinion and analysis pieces - I know they have a dedicated correspondent in DC, maybe elsewhere.

Obviously I go to the CBC for Canadian news, but I thought it might be a decent option for American posters here who are looking to add to their foreign sources reporting on the US.

[aurora]

I subscribe to WaPo and NYT through work (one free, one substantially discounted). I also get the NYT Morning Briefing and a similar daily email from a local paper. I read those maybe 75% of mornings. Finally, I subscribe to a bunch of news podcasts, many of them part of the NPR family. I try to listen to the ~15 min Up First most days to get a big picture summary.

ETA oh and I follow a variety of news sources and journalists on Twitter, but I'm very aware that algorithms and timing impact what I actually see there.

[aurora]

Oct 6, 2022 12:50:19 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

Many of my usual sources are posted here but I’ve also recently subscribed to some publications that lift up news related to specific constituencies that are often underrepresented in mainstream/traditional media:

Capital B News: capitalbnews.org/about-us/thanks
19th News: 19thnews.org/about/

19thNews is one of my Twitter follows. I do like that I see articles there that often don't show up elsewhere.

[konapoppy]

I pay for the Atlantic, wapo and nyt. I honestly rarely look at the Atlantic or wapo.

On a daily basis I ready cnn and skim nyt.

On a weekly basis I check out what is going on at Fox News.

And probably monthly look at bbc.

I am on twitter but I always verify the info somewhere else.

Ah and Iran I heard about first on TikTok and twitter.

[sakoro]

Subscriptions to Washington Post and New York Times. I wish I wasn’t giving money to Jeff Bezos but those have the most comprehensive analysis of national policy. They definitely have a smug upper middle class coastal elite perspective in the arts/ culture sections and I’ve been reading less and less of that lately.

Guardian News. I really enjoy their arts coverage and regularly discover books, movies and music that would have otherwise passed me by. Less corporate influence than WP and NYT.


The only news source I allow flash alerts on my phone is BBC, because they save it for the really important stuff. If something flashes (which is normally only a couple of times per week), then I know it’s probably important.

I used to subscribe to LA Times (because that’s the best newspaper in California, where I live). I stopped because I found their news coverage a little lacking recently and got annoyed by all of the “dating in LA amongst aspiring actors” types of stories.

I also subscribed to the Atlantic Monthly for a year or two right around the beginning of Covid and got a little tired of hyped up culture war stories. I missed the more thoughtful pieces.

I subscribe to local subreddits to get San Diego news (our city newspaper is virtually nonexistent and prior to that was a right leaning rag). People post clips from local news stations and there is sometimes thoughtful discussion. My suburban town’s mayoral race has blown up into a huge mess with two terrible candidates. I am actually considering voting for the republican candidate which I never thought I would do.

Where do you guys get arts/ culture coverage or discover new music?