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What sources do you use for news? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I always struggle with what sources I should be reading for news (particularly political news). I don't want to read only sources that I agree with, but I also struggle finding news sources that aren't sensationalist and put forward varied view points. Here are a few of the places I frequent (criticism of these sources or other recommendations are welcome.) I don't think my political news sources are well varied so any recommendations there would be great as well.

hackernews
arstechnica
the economist
axios
MIT News
Wired

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (2 children)

Any alternative sources that you would recommend?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

Here you go

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago (2 children)

Use your own brain ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 years ago (1 children)

I am...I am seeking out recommendations that might be outside of my current media bubble so that I can read more "broadly" and form my own opinions -- which seems like using my brain to me :) The point of this thread is to hear what others find useful and what others are reading. Though, I take your point that you shouldn't just blindly read what others read.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (1 children)

I was specifically referring to that above website that categorizes news sites in this rather simplified and potentially biased way. While the idea is not necessarily bad, it does seem a bit like outsourcing your brain to someone else ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

@[email protected] I miss understood your original comment. Thanks for the clarification. I agree , you should think critically about everything you read. I do think there is utility in hearing suggestions from others and viewing aggregations of sources -- as long as you come in with a healthy degree of skepticism and try not to be intellectually lazy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

how would my brain know who to trust? it even forgets what I wanted to do after I come back from taking a shit.