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Does anyone suggest how to peruse news that is very specific to demographics? For example, my parents are green card holders and I'm a first generation immigran

Does anyone suggest how to peruse news that is very specific to demographics? For example, my parents are green card holders and I'm a first generation immigrant. I'd like to know ASAP any news about government policy changes about immigration in my country. Similarly, I'd like to know ASAP any news about government policy changes about the treatment of LGBTQIA+ people. Where would I go for that? Really, I think the 'news diet' thing is for a specific demographic of people that aren't directly influenced by relatively subtle and potentially not-widely-disseminated news.

copperx 7y ago
I completely agree. Those that can go on a news diet are either privileged or indifferent. If you have aging parents who are on ACA, you want to be informed about any upcoming changes or what a new president cound bring to the table. If someone you know is struggling mightily with student loans, you'll want to know if there's any relief coming soon. My skeptical SO would say, "but what's the point? Are you going to be able to change anything?" No. But it's about empathy and basic humanity. You want to know what might be in store for those that you care for, even if you can't influence the outcome one bit. I know people that are DACA recipients. Will they be ok in the near future? Again, I think it comes down to empathy.
netsharc 7y ago
In Germany I've seen a forum for people trying to get their permanent residencies, someone would post a question and get expert answers, even quoting the relevant laws. I'd imagine there is a section there for "Stuff that's new"..
chadcmulligan 7y ago
There used to be "news clipping services" that physically clipped out news articles from news papers and sent them to you. They still exist but are digital now, a google turned up quite a few, though they don't seem cheap.

copperx 7y ago

I completely agree. Those that can go on a news diet are either privileged or indifferent. If you have aging parents who are on ACA, you want to be informed about any upcoming changes or what a new president cound bring to the table. If someone you know is struggling mightily with student loans, you'll want to know if there's any relief coming soon. My skeptical SO would say, "but what's the point? Are you going to be able to change anything?" No. But it's about empathy and basic humanity. You want to know what might be in store for those that you care for, even if you can't influence the outcome one bit. I know people that are DACA recipients. Will they be ok in the near future? Again, I think it comes down to empathy.

netsharc 7y ago

In Germany I've seen a forum for people trying to get their permanent residencies, someone would post a question and get expert answers, even quoting the relevant laws. I'd imagine there is a section there for "Stuff that's new"..

chadcmulligan 7y ago

There used to be "news clipping services" that physically clipped out news articles from news papers and sent them to you. They still exist but are digital now, a google turned up quite a few, though they don't seem cheap.