Hello! I’m looking for help in finding ways to stay up to date with News “of the World” in the modern age. Having de-Googled (and, therefore, abandoned Google News), I find it hard to track what is going on outside of links posted to Lemmy/Mastodon (my only social media), and have no subscriptions to any streaming channels and no cable TV. I’m hoping someone can help me find a way to subscribe/watch enough news that I can stay properly informed. (For context, I am living in the US but believe I should be aware of activities in the rest of the World as we all undoubtedly impact each other.)
My goals are:
- “Watch” topics in particular (ex: Tech, Science, Politics, LGBTQ+ rights, etc.).
- Discover new items of interest based on my current interests.
- Reputable sources that at least attempt to be unbiased (especially those that cite respectably, such as academic publications and the like).
- Prefer FOSS solutions.
- Multiple (even dissenting) opinions are enjoyable.
I am a learned man and value knowledge, open-mindedness, objective truth, and perspective. Any suggestions are eagerly encouraged. Thank you all.
RSS feeds are underrated. You should use them for news and blogs. I use Newsflash on Linux and Feeder on Android.
Came here to say this. I have probably 150 feeds I scan everyday via Feedly.com. (I like Feedly so much because it syncs over whatever device I’m using at the time.)
Do you have comments as to how Feedly ranks from a privacy standpoint, ownership, data sharing, etc?
The Exodus Privacy analysis shows that the android app has no trackers, which is pretty amazing
ToSDR has this report about Feedly.
Inoreader scores slightly better but the android app has 2 trackers (Google Crashlytics and Google Firebase Analytics)
I use Reeder on Apple products. It’s a one time price of USD 9.99 for MacOS and USD 4.99 for iOS.
Why not just read the AP’s front page or Reuters? They are about as unbiased as your going to get. There’s also BBC and PBS.
No lie though, I miss Reddit.
The rss links load old content…
https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/reuters-best-rss-feeds/#recent-content
Axios is great too
Me too. Stay strong.
AP and Reuters are unbiased, but that’s because they are news agencies. They are not journalistic media, which means they often don’t provide context to what they talk about (which is only fine if you already know the topic) and you won’t find any in-depth stories, investigative journalism, explainers, etc
Apnews.com is their journalistic side.
Any love for Ground News?
RSS feeds is probably what you are looking for, create a group of your favorite news sources, most of the sites have them. I like feeder browser addon for Firefox.
I follow readtangle.com for US news (and highly recommend it) and they recommend dailychatter.com for world news.
RSS readers are the best. You can install any “dumb” RSS reader or use one that also suggests sources by topic, such as Inoreader (my personal choice) or Feedly
EDIT for clarity: Feedly and Inoreader are cloud-based, meaning that everything is synced between devices. Inoreader is based in Europe, Feedly in the US.
Man, keep to the minimum amount of news and I think you’ll be happier in life.
That said, I’m not sure if you’ve considered podcasts to get news in a controlled dose? PBS news, BBC World etc. They usually have daily episodes available in various lengths.
I enjoy phys.org
