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

  • phaedrux_pharo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    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.

  • provisional@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    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.

  • metaStatic@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    like a lot of people I found feedly.com around the time of Spez’s ama and have been using threads like this to populate my feed.

    Slashdot is still good btw

  • Vaggumon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    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.worldEnglish
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      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

        • Zozano@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          2 years ago

          I don’t get how people don’t understand that down voting for stuff like this is not good for the communities overall health.

          OP asked a question, and you answered it. You weren’t shilling, so what’s the issue?

          • Vaggumon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            2 years ago

            Yep, doesn’t really surprise me anymore. If I cared about votes I might care, but I’d have to value the down voters opinion for it to matter to me, and I really don’t.

    • Fantasy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      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

  • nbailey@lemmy.caEnglish
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    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

  • Sabata11792@kbin.social
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    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?

    • blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      Absolutely not. I upvote all the people I agree with initially then down vote the dumbass who tried to go against us in our own thread!

      Get your own damn thread down lower! Quit mooching our beans way up at the top.

  • SheerDumbLuck@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’m in Canada, where the tech giants just blocked all Canadian media outlets due to new media profit sharing legislation.

    I get my news from:

    • Nora Loreto’s daily news podcast
    • Mastodon #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli
    • Direct from CBC, Toronto Star
    • Lemmy
    • What my friend group shares on Discord.

    I haven’t been as invested in news lately, but this looks a little promising: https://dailycanada.ca/ It’s an rss feed from all media outlets in Canada.

  • J12@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    College basketball news: using Google to filter through all the stuff and Twitter

    Weather: Twitter

    Local news: I was getting it from Reddit but not anymore. now I see some stuff on Twitter but I don’t seek it out.

    General news. Whatever pops up on Lemmy

  • Zozano@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    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.

    • Fantasy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      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

  • Roundcat@kbin.social
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    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.