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FuglyDuck ,
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Have you conserved going to… their websites? News outlets usually have websites. Some even still offer print.

Another option I use is NPR One- it’s basically a streaming service for the NPR network, including their podcasts. I use it during my commutes into work. (It’s also not just for news. Shortwave is a usually-interesting science podcast.)

PeepinGoodArgs ,

An RSS reader. Most of the popular ones will suggest news for you.

NightOwl ,

RSS. I use Feeder which provides me with a social media like feed of the RSS I subscribe to. So find news sources you like and try to add the rss link if there is one.

You can also use Google news to get rss of sites that don’t have a rss link www.aakashweb.com/…/google-news-rss-feed-url/

Very_Bad_Janet ,

I subscribe to different news websites using a RSS app, or follow their Mastodon accounts, or get newsletters to my email. I like the news coverage from The NY Times, WaPo, Axios, NPR, The Guardian and The BBC. I don't check all the time, just when I feel like checking the news. I more frequently find news on link aggregator sites or forum type sites. You have to look around and build your sources.

lorax ,
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There are daily news podcasts if you like consuming information that way. Apple News , AP News and Ground News are good news aggregates. Reuters has a cool app where you get to pick the amount of time you have (5 minutes to 30 minutes I think ) and it shows you the top stories in video format. RSS feeds of your favourite news sites with a RSS app like Feedly.

Rambler ,

Good suggestions - some I have, but not ground news. My reader got it from openrss but didn’t bring back any items.

Can you supply the source please?

lorax , (edited )
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I’m not sure what you mean by the source. In this case Ground News is an app.

ground.news/app

Rambler ,

Ah yes, my mistake.

DonnieDarkmode ,

Get an RSS reader! I use NetNewsWire on iOS and Mac but there’s a huge variety out there to choose from. Once you’ve made your choice, you can add RSS feeds from different websites (Reuters, NPR, etc.), so you can have one feed that aggregates articles from all the news sources you’ve selected, or customise different feeds focusing on politics, economics, cars, whatever you want. I can even add in different substacks I’m subscribed to. Once upon a time you could also add your Twitter and Reddit feeds, but with the API shenanigans that’s not available anymore sadly

venusenvy47 , (edited )

This page is a nice way to see headlines for various topics.

brutalist.report/?limit=15

You can make an account and choose the sources you want and how many titles to show. That link will show 15 titles from each source. The titles refresh often, so it stays fresh.

Edit: Actually, I just compared the page before and after I logged in and I’m not sure if you can customize the sources. I’m not sure what the account actually does. If you want to specify your sources, I like using this online RSS reader: theoldreader.com

I’ve been using since Google got rid of their reader. This one is sort of a copy. The site holds the RSS feeds that you enter, and there is an Android app that will let you sign in an view from mobile. I think the app is called gReader.

merde ,

the first thing you have to check are owners of said sources and keep that in mind while you’re reading.

in english there is the guardian which uses tags that help with following subjects and it doesn’t belong to a businessman (bezos, murdoch &c). Some of my friends hate their opiniated articles but, for news, they seem to be reliable.

today in focus and science weekly podcasts from theGuardian also are an easy way of approaching actuality while doing mindless tasks

what other languages do you use?

sparklecherryz OP ,

Just english

Drinvictus ,

RSS

argo_yamato ,

I usually use the AP or Reuters apps for general/world news and apps from either newspapers or TV stations for local(ish) news.

Chozo ,

I've been getting back into RSS lately, after following some advice from somebody elsewhere on Lemmy. I've been using Inoreader, which has a pretty decent interface. They also have mobile apps which sync with each other so you can keep your reading progress across devices.

theragu40 ,

Yes, but what sources? I feel like finding a way to consume things is less difficult than actually choosing sources. It’s so much easier when you are using a link aggregation service that simply feeds you things selected by other users.

Chozo ,

Inoreader has a bunch of preconfigured news sources you can subscribe to, and it also lets you add direct RSS feeds for and other sites you want.

Most of mine is gaming, tech, and world news. So things like IGN, Ars Technica, Wired, Verge, Polygon, Rock Paper Shotgun, Slashdot, and feeds to a few subreddits I still keep track of.

habanhero ,

Just roll your own lists, that way you know where exactly the info is coming from, less risk of fake news. Kinda like making your own food at home vs eating out!

I like Axios for news, and News Minimalist which uses LLM to de-sensationalize news articles. Ars Technica for tech stuff.

Feeder is a nice RSS reader that works well for me.

theragu40 ,

I’ll check out Axios and News Minimalist.

I’ve used RSS a lot in the past, but what I’ve found is nowadays RSS feeds deliver way, way too much content for me to consume. I do subscribe to the New York Times, which at least gets me major headlines.

Today ,

I use Google news but i know it’s feeding me what it thinks i want. For real news i use AP. I like Axios because they give “Go Deeper” or “Why it Matters”.

JustZ ,
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Can’t rely on who publishes the article, usually. And cannot read just one thing. Have to rely on the sources cited in the article.

Are they nobodies or are they learned professionals? If they are anonymous, is the author a serious, professional journalist?

Another good place to dig into stories is in court records and legal filings. Cuts through the bullshit.

Now, you’d be out of time if you tried to dig into every story. There is too much going on. Pick a thing you know and care about. Filter not by source but by subject.

GONADS125 ,

This website is helpful in checking/finding reliable sources.

guangming ,

For interesting, well-written, and in-depth articles I recommend:

The New Yorker Harper’s (not Harper’s Bazaar) The Atlantic New York Times Magazine

clobubba ,

Consult one of these two media bias charts and this fact check bias chart. Decide for yourself which of those sources you want to follow.

anolemmi ,
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One of the media bias charts is put together by AllSides, I donate a yearly subscription to them for their website which is great.

Shows all the important news stuff from left, center, and right sources so you can see the headlines and how things are spun, make up your own mind.

JoeClu ,
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I’d also discourage just picking news from the center. You’ll miss a lot, as understanding the left viewpoint and right viewpoint are important for a holistic picture.

ABCDE ,

Which sources on the right are not just heavily biased and full of hyperbole?

timelighter ,

Semafor

Propublica

Slate

Vox

yukichigai ,
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I dunno if you consider news aggregators separate from social media, but if you do then FARK is still alive and kicking. Pretty good coverage of mainstream news from a huge variety of sources, plus some occasional coverage of the less mainstream stuff (usually mocking it if it's really out there). Doesn't have anywhere near the volume of content that social media has, but the quality is typically a lot better.

ganksy ,
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An rss feeder is probably best but some effort required. Ground.news is also pretty decent.

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