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I'm sorry but it's just not doing anything it say it does. When I click on world news out of the first 20 headlines 18 were about USA (which are like domestic stuff). One about Sudan and one about Korea. What kind of algorithm is that?
I don't. I try to life in blissful arrogance despite knowning that the world around me is going to heck. I only care about local news that considers my city.
I'm subscribed to three publications: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Foreign Affairs. I regularly read articles from The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Foreign Policy, The Diplomat, and other publications like ProPublica. I also read academic blogs on journalism, nuclear weapons, and other topics. I follow a lot of academics and experts on Twitter to get their hot takes.
I like watching Phillip DeFranco in YouTube Invidious. When covering major stories he is very good at delivering crutial information simply and quickly, and while he does have opinions, they are always very transparent, so you can spot the bias from the facts. Also, he has a habit of correcting the rare mistakes this beautiful bastard makes.
Ah I remember watching him years ago, good to know he's still around. Although it looks like he does more internet drama videos rather than real-world news
It's 50/50, he normally covers drama news first, and saves the big stories for the back end, he always includes timestamps, so if that's not your thing you can skip around.
Somehow I always gravitate to the Atlantic ... so much that I actually felt bad after years of refreshing my browser for free articles, and now I actually pay real American dollars for a subscription.
Also, a few ultra local and free newspapers that with an online presence, especially when I'm in the mood to escape depressing national / international news.
I'm in Canada, where the tech giants just blocked all Canadian media outlets due to new media profit sharing legislation.
I get my news from:
Nora Loreto's daily news podcast
Mastodon #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli
Direct from CBC, Toronto Star
Lemmy
What my friend group shares on Discord.
I haven't been as invested in news lately, but this looks a little promising: https://dailycanada.ca/
It's an rss feed from all media outlets in Canada.
I'm honestly not too picky about my source unless it's a source I know little about and can't gauge their slant or bias, or if they're a known propaganda pusher or right wing fearmonger. Honestly though I've been trying to avoid following the news in general because it doesn't put me in a good state of mind, and usually if it's important enough to know about, I'll hear about it one way or another.
One bad habit I've been trying to kick every since leaving reddit though is trying not to read the comments of any given news article without reading the article, or verifying the known facts. A lot of times in the past, I would see a distressing headline, pick out details from the comments, and form an opinion based on the discourse which is not a healthy way to approach current events. Now if I'm going to get invested in a particular event or situation, It's going to be after I have a good grasp of the details free from influence from the comments on how I should feel about something.
One of my biggest pet peeves though is someone posting a paywalled article, and noone providing anyway to access the article. Too often that would be the article that would hit the front page, which made all the more clear to me that many people were doing the same unhealthy thing I was.
I listen to a bit of the left and right leaning local talk radio stations. I try to read articles from varied sources. Krystal Ball can get under my skin, but I watch or listen to Breaking Points. If something moves me I try to follow up on the source material. Diversify. Decentralize. Whatever you want to call it. But get your news from several places.
I see you’re getting downvoted even though you respectfully answered the question, looks like the Reddit tradition of downvoting anything you disagree with to bury it is alive and well here on Lemmy
I just tried Google News, but it seems like their interface is designed for mobile even though I'm on a desktop. Like, it doesn't use most of the screen space. But I'm sure on mobile it's a more pleasant experience