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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 (3 children)

I use traditional mainstream news sources. I don't subscribe to the ridiculous way of thinking with this "fake news" mindset that has swept social media. Yes journalists can have biases but that's fine when taken into consideration. Quite frankly that mindset nothing but a way to polarize the population.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 years ago (2 children)

Have you heard anything in the news about the 5 OPCW whistleblowers reporting that the US justification for bombing Syria 2 years ago was a false flag operation? Or that the US blocked OPCW testimony at the UN Security Council about the matter?

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

No, I don't follow what's going on in Syria.

Is this the part where I'm supposed to do my own research and then stumble upon extremist literature and then become woke.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 years ago

Lol no of course not. I just wanted to understand who you are and now I know. I don't really care about ignorant americans they're quickly becoming irrelevant.