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I like the Economist. They don’t do breaking news, only a weekly roundup of the most important stuff. Often they’ll analyse broader trends that are missed by ne
by nindalf 5y ago
I like the Economist. They don’t do breaking news, only a weekly roundup of the most important stuff. Often they’ll analyse broader trends that are missed by newspapers focussing on the latest breaking story.
For example, here's an article from 2011, titled "Print me a Stradivarius" (http://www.economist.com/node/18114327 http://www.economist.com/node/18114327). If you were already familiar with 3D printing, the article might have struck you as elementary. But the vast majority of people don't work in tech, especially not in hardware tech. Such people almost certainly would not have heard of 3D printing in 2011, and learning about this would have been very valuable.
I trust them because they pass the Gel-Mann test. I’ve never seen them print something wrong about an area I know about, which is technology. Not saying they’re infallible, but they pass the test to the best of my knowledge.
They’re also careful to not assume expertise in any of the fields they cover. There might be an article about income/wealth inequality but they’ll only use Gini coefficient after explaining what it is.
But the reason I’m really fond of them is the obituaries section. Most times it’s someone you’ve never heard about but after you read it you’re glad you read it.