I've given up on national news post election. I used to read the Washington post as well as the daily ABC podcast. Post election its just a bummer. I will probably go back to keeping informed eventually but I'm not there yet.
I really don't, anymore.
Maybe I'll get hints of something from my contacts or my partner, but that's indirect.
4chan, lemmy, and discord. Yes, I know I'm a moron.
I've been using Ground News. But it's been so depressing I'm considering checkout out for a bit.
With all the stuff recently I've been thinking similarly about Lemmy. It's a bit "much".
On the bright side, I've been meaning to read a book for months and that finally gave me the impetus to start:-). I really enjoy how calming that is, as opposed to continual doomscrolling.
Good to see you here!
Mostly the wire services (Reuters, AP) and some reputable sources that don't try to spin things one way or another (NPR, BBC, ProPublica)
RSS feed from a variety of reliable news sources
Just whatever makes it on fedi, fark, and the news here in Japan. I do occasionally watch local/regional US news where my family live if something is going on (hurricanes or such for example).
TikTok for the initial what's going on then various different reputable (the little I can find) news sites.
Yes I get news from tiktok because they don't do as much propaganda bullshit other social media sites do lik blocking certain subjects because they don't like it.
I don't use tiktok. I thought it was just vertical videos of people doing stuff. How does it present news?
That's an interesting perspective - I hear that what's bad about it is more the data tracking, but that it delivers on content so people like it. How does it compare to YouTube in terms of blocking content, do you happen to know?
None of the parties align with my views and I'm tired of pretending that they do. So I don't.
Understandable. What about local news?
I use a Scanner Radio (Android) app for "emergency" events. Duno if iPhone has an app like it.
For actual news local radio or OTA but I rarely tune in.
This methodology came about after being annoyed stressed out and fed up with the way things are going. Everyone blames they want change but 1 out of 3.35 milare willing to attempt to make a change. Not fully saying violence is the way but it sure seems like it worked for the rich and powerful.
Lemmy, NPR, and occasionally CNN/AP/Reuters/whatever if I need to look something up I guess.
Mostly Lemmy and NPR.
