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
  • @nutomic@lemmy.ml
    9•3 years ago

    Keeping it limited to English language news sites:

    • teleSUR News from Venezuela, gives a very different perspective and reports many news from the global south, which are simply ignored in western media.

    • Ruptly If there are protests anywhere in the world, they will have videos.

    • Global Times From China, which will be the biggest economy in a few years. So even if you dont agree with them, its good to know what they are doing, and why.

      • @nutomic@lemmy.ml
        3•3 years ago

        What are you thoughts on whistle blowing sites like WikiLeaks?

        Is it worth reading wikileaks directly? I see now that they have regular posts on their site, but I never read those before.

        Also, SCMP?

        I read it sometimes when it gets linked, but their political views are too pro-capitalist for me.

    • @lordofbud@lemmy.ml
      -3•3 years ago

      So even if you dont agree with them

      I mean, they’re a state run media, it’s a deceptive propaganda machine that honest people should find themselves disagreeing with, they’re only useful for knowing what the CCP is doing, and maybe getting a glimpse at why, but usually, the “why” is a lie.

      I’d trust them as much as I trust Fox News to give me the truth.

        • @lordofbud@lemmy.ml
          -1•3 years ago

          I made up my opinion after they pushed a narrative in the face of reality time and time again. Like the endless “articles” claiming their forced labor camps are a lie, and their utilization in pushing false calm to the world about covid in the early days.

          They are a state run organization under the control of a totalitarian regime who only pretends to be communist, their “articles” reflect that. As I said, they’re only useful in seeing where the wind is blowing.