What is your go to source for online news?

[Moob Butter]

For me it’s BBC News, and then the Guardian. The BBC tries (or pretends) to be impartial but I’m not naive enough to think it always gets it right. Their coverage feels very London Champagne socialist— Anti-Tory and Anti-Scottish independence when that was a big thing a few years back. Admittedly, the Conservatives are doing most the damage to their own image as of late in the UK so I can’t blame the BBC for that.

The Guardian has always been a lefty paper but in the last 5 years or so the quality of what it is publishing has really nosedived. Particularly the terrible opinion pieces written by libtard dorks with no footing in reality at all. Pre-covid I’d read the ‘i’ (small Independent newspaper) during my commute and the Metro which was free on the bus anyway.

I’m naturally inclined to the centre left, but it’s good to read other viewpoints from time to time to get some balance. I’m also aware the BBC is UK focused. The Guardian is better, but still mainly focused on the former colonies.

So, I’m curious what other good quality online newspapers or journals other forum members are into. I could do with broadening my horizons.

 

[@M]

My local newspaper & TV station's sites for local news stories. For national/world news, everything and anything. If I see something interesting in my feed, I'll look at it, unless it's obvious click bait nonsense, and research it further on other sites if I want to learn more.

 

[Late]

I stopped subscribing to Helsingin Sanomat a decade ago, don't miss it at all, nor do I read any online newspapers either. I read a local free newspaper every now and then, it has news that are actually of use to me.

 

[HellioN]

RT & Newsmax.
I figure the truth, or some symbolism of, is in between these lines.
For local stuff I switch about among the news channels.
I also occasionally get news from the hometown section on another forum.

 

[theMot]

I wipe my ass and read that.

 

[Mac91]

The Guardian has always been a lefty paper but in the last 5 years or so the quality of what it is publishing has really nosedived. Particularly the terrible opinion pieces written by libtard dorks with no footing in reality at all.

That's where you're fucking up. You're trying to read the news, but instead are going to opinion pieces. Those aren't news. I do agree with you that the Guardian's op-eds are most of the time unbearable, and that's coming from someone who is full-blown left wing.

 

[FeetJerky]

www.neo-geo.com/forums

I just think it's neat.

 

[sylvie]

Neo Geo Hell provides me with all the headlines I need!

 

[NeoSneth]

NGL, I like how yahoo news shows which titles are bullshit Ads compared to real articles.
but
I also like how google shows me news based on their deep deep analytics on my dumb ass.

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

Süddeutsche Zeitung

 

[Burning Fight!!]

I deliberately avoid news like the plague, just pick up on shit that actually affects me here and there.
Information overload is a thing and everyone has an agenda to push.

 

[Neo_Mike_81]

For me it's the NHK and Yahoo Japan and no im not a weeb.

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

^weeb

 

[sylvie]

I deliberately avoid news like the plague, just pick up on shit that actually affects me here and there.
Information overload is a thing and everyone has an agenda to push.

This, is the healthiest approach.

Facebook/opinion overload/newsfeed overload is absolutely horrible for your mental and emotional health.

 

[Ravarter465]

I deliberately avoid news like the plague, just pick up on shit that actually affects me here and there.
Information overload is a thing and everyone has an agenda to push.

I used this approach earlier, but now I can live without reading the news because of the war going on in Ukraine.

 

[sr20det510]

Associated Press.

I also like Rawstory.com because it has some silly articles sometimes.

 

[Syn]

A bit of here, there and everywhere.

No go to.

 

[wyo]

Google News for aggregated mainstream news.

YouTube, Substack, etc for independent news and commentary.

Avoid TV news as much as possible.

 

[GohanX]

Neo Geo Hell provides me with all the headlines I need!

Just like the OP, Neo Geo Hell is also a big fan of the BBC.

 

[LoneSage]

I deliberately avoid news like the plague, just pick up on shit that actually affects me here and there.

I was going to write nearly the same thing.

Anyone who actively seeks the news is gay. Like Xavier-gay.

 

[TheJiggler]

I check out the BBC, few local pages, sometimes Japan times. Eh I just check out the science sections mostly for space related articles. The rest is noise and material to argue with coworkers about to make ourselves think we give a shit.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Stormfront
Infowars
The Daily Stormer

 

[ggallegos1]

I'm more a fan of Reuters, AP, and NPR. I see myself as leaning more left, but i avoid op-ed pieces as much as i can. They're alarmist, meant to anger more than inform and it's irritating when they're used in discussions like "But Tucker says blah blah" is gospel.

 

[Moob Butter]

There’s some good points here around rolling news and the effect it has on your mental health. In the last 3 years we’ve had so many ‘once in a lifetime’ like events that it either loses its meaning, or you risk becoming terrified to even leave your front door should a Russian Nuclear Bomb hit you on your way to pick up a lateral flow test.

I like keeping fairly up to date with political stuff but it can be hard to separate what you are interested in from the rest of the noise. Online news relies on clicks for revenue, and the more sensational sounding the headline - the more likely you are to click on that story.

I read a copy of the Daily Mail yesterday to mix it up a bit - for those that aren’t familiar with that UK paper it is about as right wing tabloid trash as we get over here. It has stuff about the sinking Russian ship and questions over how many actually died, support for getting civil servants back into the office for productivity reasons, support for Boris Johnson over partygate even though he broke his own rules and had parties in No 10 when the rest of the country was locked down (lol, proper old school corruption of one rule for us and one for you) and alot of bitchy tabloid stuff about Megan Markle.

Not my usual cup of tea, but doesn’t hurt to see the otherside of the coin from my usual clickbait now and then.

 

[ggallegos1]

Remember: mainstream news is a for-profit industry.