I relate to this a lot. I've had to narrow my input of news - I get the NYT paper on Sunday, and ACLU updates. +1 about your point on business news. I wouldn't say I actively seek out news but since leaving social media (largely) and reading researched long form articles as opposed to short social media blips my critical thinking and self-thinking (as opposed to group-thinking) has improved a lot (what's the source, bias, research validation, etc.) When you have so many sm posts you can't critically evaluate all of them, it is overwhelming. I've heard great things about Ground News though. Trying to stay away from subscriptions, otherwise I'd use it!
I always debate subscribing to NYT and the Atlantic but have refrained, so totes understand the staying away from subscriptions. I don't know how I got Ground News for free.... maybe I was grandfathered in or maybe it is less subscribe-focused when you sign up via the app? Not sure as it's been some years but the app is where I began my voyage with them.
Good job Julia, so thanks. I have been considering Ground News since my main man, Randy Rainbow, thinks highly of them as being an excellent unbiased source of information. I used to read The Guardian which does give a fairly clear eyed look at the what the wacky Yanks are up to. Also, Al Jazeera. I read Heather Cox Richardson, Robert Reich, Dan Rather, and Bill Bonner- probably one of the smartest business/financial/investment minds around.
I relate to this a lot. I've had to narrow my input of news - I get the NYT paper on Sunday, and ACLU updates. +1 about your point on business news. I wouldn't say I actively seek out news but since leaving social media (largely) and reading researched long form articles as opposed to short social media blips my critical thinking and self-thinking (as opposed to group-thinking) has improved a lot (what's the source, bias, research validation, etc.) When you have so many sm posts you can't critically evaluate all of them, it is overwhelming. I've heard great things about Ground News though. Trying to stay away from subscriptions, otherwise I'd use it!
I always debate subscribing to NYT and the Atlantic but have refrained, so totes understand the staying away from subscriptions. I don't know how I got Ground News for free.... maybe I was grandfathered in or maybe it is less subscribe-focused when you sign up via the app? Not sure as it's been some years but the app is where I began my voyage with them.
Good job Julia, so thanks. I have been considering Ground News since my main man, Randy Rainbow, thinks highly of them as being an excellent unbiased source of information. I used to read The Guardian which does give a fairly clear eyed look at the what the wacky Yanks are up to. Also, Al Jazeera. I read Heather Cox Richardson, Robert Reich, Dan Rather, and Bill Bonner- probably one of the smartest business/financial/investment minds around.