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Where to get accurate, factual news?
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I'm looking for an array of news sources which present information without bias, and which will alert to me actually pertinent information, especially focusing on domestic political and economic news. Where can I go to get the information that actually matters in my life?
Top Comment: No source is unbiased. Also, I don't know what information you think is pertinent or even what country is "domestic" to you. Reuters and the Associated Press are boringly mainstream sources that at least try to report facts over commentary. Either would be a good place to start keeping up with current events.
Good news sources?
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Is it just me or does it seem like the news media is being soft on trump? We are in a 5 alarm fire situation and I feel like news media like slate, salon etc are normalizing him.
I’m trying to find reliable news sources to stay abreast where my mental health doesn’t take a toll. Suggestions?
Top Comment: I've been using ground news with the premium subscription since cyber Monday and have found it good for my mental health. It's a news aggregator, meaning it finds and stacks all the articles across the web for each story. What makes it unique is that they also break it down by bias, factuality, funding sources, and in additional ways that can make it easier to use and see the bias/agenda behind what gets covered. They have an app too. I find the blindspot reports to be really helpful, and the app to help me understand why much of my family (who sits across the political spectrum from me) is talking things that seem crazy and out of left field for me. It can also be telling when stories are 100% left or 100% right, especially on days when big things happen and aren't covered by half the spectrum, or when the other half covers minor fluffy stories only on the same day.
Are there any subs where I can read news without ANY politics content whatsoever?
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I need a break from current events that I can't control and cause distress. r/all is clearly off the table, but I still need to idly browse through the day.
is there anywhere to keep up on current events that will completely exclude US politics?
Top Comment: r/Lego However, it is only news about Lego. The big story today is the release of the Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's ship of exploration that explored the Antarctic sea.
Local news people: how often do you feel like banging your head against a wall?
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The "news" content my local news station runs is honestly really crappy and its hard to watch the trainwreck shows we sometimes produce. I used to like this job but now I'm miserable because the people I work with and the content sucks. The content is driving me crazy
Top Comment: The content, the constant attitude of "do more with less." No raises, no advancement. All of the reasons I left. Oh...and the shitty hours.
Hard News VS Soft News
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Do you guys believe that journalists who report on soft news like entertainment and gossip have an easier path to recognition and success than those who report on hard news such as politics, crime, and war? And do you think there might be a dilemma when journalist who want to report on hard news choose to report soft news because of how easy or fast it might be to get recognition?
Thank you for everyone's insight in advance!
Top Comment: I'm so confused. What do you mean by "easier path", "recognition" and "success" because they have different meanings depending on the person. The type of journalists who report hard news are the kinds of people who often have quite a deep sense of moral courage or their ambition outweighs their fears. Especially correspondents reporting from dangerous areas. You could make an argument that they deserve "recognition and success" the most, as their roles are clearly more challenging. I am confused also about what kind of recognition and success you perceive soft news reporters to have? Anyone can excel at their job, and success might just mean loving what you do(?) But recognition and success - at least to me - means groundbreaking work that transcends your field. It could mean presenting the Olympics for example in an exemplary manner, or reporting on a groundbreaking piece of media - like when Star Wars premiered. But when I think of the soft news I think will be remembered, it is when it crossess over into hard news. The Me2 movement, the Munich Olympics, OJ Simpson etc TLDR: You can gain recognition and success in anything but that depends on what your idea of that is. There is no 'easy path' when it comes to recognition and success otherwise everyone would do it. But I suppose the 'easiest' path would be to to specialise in soft news and have a huge story that crosses over to hard news land in your lap 😂🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Best books to improve my skills in feature writing/soft news?
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Hi, As written above. I'd appreciate recommendations. Thanks in advance.
Top Comment: I started with this classic - The Art and Craft of Feature Writing: Based on The Wall Street Journal Guide Book by William E. Blundell
Websites that introduce you to topics and stories instead of being about the news?
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I wanna find a NY Times style website that focuses more on interesting pieces and self contained stories rather than update on news.
Top Comment: Medium; The Atlantic; Slate; Vice; Salon; Vox; Vanity Fair; Harpers. Though beware the echo-chamber.
Narrative vs non-narrative journalism
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As a European, I can't help noticing the difference between European and North American journalism. American journalists much more often tell a story, and this goes beyond simply finding the human angle in a newsworthy fact. This American Life, for example, has no equivalent in Europe that I know of. (You might not even call this journalism anymore, but rather nonfiction.) European journalism would focus more on the "dry" facts.
My questions are: what's the reason for this difference? And which of these types of journalism do you think serves its goals best?
Top Comment: I don't know, but I wish it were much less common. Nothing drives me crazier than wasting 3 paragraphs at the beginning of an article hearing about how "The landing gear on the Cessna sent up a billow of smoke as it touched down on the remote peninsula in Alaska..." Just give me the goddamn information and leave that shit in your diary.