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Hello! I'm looking for help in finding ways to stay up to date with News "of the World" in the modern age. Having de-Googled (and, therefore, abandoned Google News), I find it hard to track what is going on outside of links posted to Lemmy/Mastodon (my only social media), and have no subscriptions to any streaming channels and no cable TV. I'm hoping someone can help me find a way to subscribe/watch enough news that I can stay properly informed. (For context, I am living in the US but believe I should be aware of activities in the rest of the World as we all undoubtedly impact each other.)

My goals are:

"Watch" topics in particular (ex: Tech, Science, Politics, LGBTQ+ rights, etc.).
Discover new items of interest based on my current interests.
Reputable sources that at least attempt to be unbiased (especially those that cite respectably, such as academic publications and the like).
Prefer FOSS solutions.
Multiple (even dissenting) opinions are enjoyable.

I am a learned man and value knowledge, open-mindedness, objective truth, and perspective. Any suggestions are eagerly encouraged. Thank you all.

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[-] vikinghoarder@infosec.pub 12 points 1 year ago

RSS feeds is probably what you are looking for, create a group of your favorite news sources, most of the sites have them. I like feeder browser addon for Firefox.

[-] socialhope@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

Why not just read the AP's front page or Reuters? They are about as unbiased as your going to get. There's also BBC and PBS.

No lie though, I miss Reddit.

[-] WTFisthisOMGreally@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Me too. Stay strong.

[-] max641@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The rss links load old content..

https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/reuters-best-rss-feeds/#recent-content

[-] ominouslemon@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

AP and Reuters are unbiased, but that's because they are news agencies. They are not journalistic media, which means they often don't provide context to what they talk about (which is only fine if you already know the topic) and you won't find any in-depth stories, investigative journalism, explainers, etc

[-] MJBrune@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Apnews.com is their journalistic side.

[-] people_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Axios is great too

[-] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

Any love for Ground News?

[-] Okokimup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I follow readtangle.com for US news (and highly recommend it) and they recommend dailychatter.com for world news.

[-] Kissaki@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As a German, I'll point to state media, cooperations, and EN target.

dw.com EN news/international target
3sat.de and arte.tv for great documentaries (channels are cooperations between EU countries)
Tagesschau for "classic" news
various programmes of various state channels

[-] kambusha@feddit.ch 2 points 1 year ago

Man, keep to the minimum amount of news and I think you'll be happier in life.

That said, I'm not sure if you've considered podcasts to get news in a controlled dose? PBS news, BBC World etc. They usually have daily episodes available in various lengths.

[-] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I enjoy phys.org

[-] ominouslemon@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

RSS readers are the best. You can install any "dumb" RSS reader or use one that also suggests sources by topic, such as Inoreader (my personal choice) or Feedly

EDIT for clarity: Feedly and Inoreader are cloud-based, meaning that everything is synced between devices. Inoreader is based in Europe, Feedly in the US.

this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2023

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