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Ask HN: What is your primary source of news in 2018?

6 points by startupflix 8y ago

jimnotgym 8y ago
I don't have a primary source any more. I use HN, obviously, but also browse some other tech sites. I tend to look at the free online-papers, the Guardian, the Independent. I get a fair amount of news headlines from Twitter. I think in 2018 it is easier and yet more important to use a range of sources
- startupflix 8y ago
  :) twitter
protomyth 8y ago
In addition to HN and a bucket full of RSS feeds, I am reading the Federal Register quite a lot https://www.federalregister.gov https://www.federalregister.gov It mostly started as a work thing (gotta look for grants sometimes), but it has turned into a pretty informative source for what the government is doing.
mindcrime 8y ago
HN, browsing news.google.com, and a pile of RSS feeds consumed using RSSOwl. Also, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and G+, to some extent.
- startupflix 8y ago
  Do people still use G+? :O
  - mindcrime 8y ago
    Why don't you login and check for yourself?
    - startupflix 8y ago
      Oh yes :p
tfehring 8y ago
I listen to NPR on my (short) commute and read a couple Financial Times articles a day on average. I also read several finance, economics, and statistics blogs and newsletters; while those probably don’t count as news, between all of those sources and HN, I manage to do a decent job of keeping up with politics and current events to the extent that I care about them.
- startupflix 8y ago
  Nice. I too have interest about politics but news.google.com is what I use to get latest updates about it.
  - tfehring 8y ago
    To clarify, I’m actually not all that interested in the day-to-day of national politics - I campaign and vote for the candidates that I support, but I largely don’t care about the specific ways in which Trump is embarrassing the country at any given time. My impression is that news.google.com is a good source for that sort of thing, however.
- p33p 8y ago
  Mind sharing which blogs and newsletters?
  - tfehring 8y ago
    - Marginal Revolution (Tyler Cowen & Alex Tabarrok): economics https://marginalrevolution.com https://marginalrevolution.com - John Cochrane: economics https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com - Interfluidity (Steve Randy Waldman): all over the place, but mostly economics-focused https://www.interfluidity.com https://www.interfluidity.com - FT Alphaville: finance and economics, free signup required https://ftalphaville.ft.com https://ftalphaville.ft.com - Money Stuff (Matt Levine): finance and economics, very entertaining and accessible https://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matthew-s-levine https://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matt... - Andrew Gelman: statistics with an emphasis on applications in the social sciences http://andrewgelman.com http://andrewgelman.com - Flowing Data (Nathan Yau): data visualization and statistics https://flowingdata.com https://flowingdata.com - Shravan Vasishth: statistics and statistical computing, often very technical https://vasishth-statistics.blogspot.com https://vasishth-statistics.blogspot.com - Rasmus Bååth: statistics and statistical computing (inactive but worth mentioning) http://www.sumsar.net/blog/archives http://www.sumsar.net/blog/archives
startupflix 8y ago
Upto what extent HN provide the useful news from day to day life? Can somebody tell about it. Please.

6 points by startupflix 8y ago

I don't have a primary source any more. I use HN, obviously, but also browse some other tech sites. I tend to look at the free online-papers, the Guardian, the Independent. I get a fair amount of news headlines from Twitter. I think in 2018 it is easier and yet more important to use a range of sources

startupflix 8y ago
:) twitter

protomyth 8y ago

In addition to HN and a bucket full of RSS feeds, I am reading the Federal Register quite a lot https://www.federalregister.gov https://www.federalregister.gov It mostly started as a work thing (gotta look for grants sometimes), but it has turned into a pretty informative source for what the government is doing.

mindcrime 8y ago

HN, browsing news.google.com, and a pile of RSS feeds consumed using RSSOwl. Also, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and G+, to some extent.

startupflix 8y ago
Do people still use G+? :O
- mindcrime 8y ago
  Why don't you login and check for yourself?
  - startupflix 8y ago
    Oh yes :p

tfehring 8y ago

I listen to NPR on my (short) commute and read a couple Financial Times articles a day on average. I also read several finance, economics, and statistics blogs and newsletters; while those probably don’t count as news, between all of those sources and HN, I manage to do a decent job of keeping up with politics and current events to the extent that I care about them.

startupflix 8y ago
Nice. I too have interest about politics but news.google.com is what I use to get latest updates about it.
- tfehring 8y ago
  To clarify, I’m actually not all that interested in the day-to-day of national politics - I campaign and vote for the candidates that I support, but I largely don’t care about the specific ways in which Trump is embarrassing the country at any given time. My impression is that news.google.com is a good source for that sort of thing, however.
p33p 8y ago
Mind sharing which blogs and newsletters?
- tfehring 8y ago
  - Marginal Revolution (Tyler Cowen & Alex Tabarrok): economics https://marginalrevolution.com https://marginalrevolution.com - John Cochrane: economics https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com - Interfluidity (Steve Randy Waldman): all over the place, but mostly economics-focused https://www.interfluidity.com https://www.interfluidity.com - FT Alphaville: finance and economics, free signup required https://ftalphaville.ft.com https://ftalphaville.ft.com - Money Stuff (Matt Levine): finance and economics, very entertaining and accessible https://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matthew-s-levine https://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matt... - Andrew Gelman: statistics with an emphasis on applications in the social sciences http://andrewgelman.com http://andrewgelman.com - Flowing Data (Nathan Yau): data visualization and statistics https://flowingdata.com https://flowingdata.com - Shravan Vasishth: statistics and statistical computing, often very technical https://vasishth-statistics.blogspot.com https://vasishth-statistics.blogspot.com - Rasmus Bååth: statistics and statistical computing (inactive but worth mentioning) http://www.sumsar.net/blog/archives http://www.sumsar.net/blog/archives

startupflix 8y ago

Upto what extent HN provide the useful news from day to day life? Can somebody tell about it. Please.