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I think it's a bit extreme. I have developed some heurisitics, which so far are (living in Australia): * news.com.au = clickbait * government funded ones = ab

by dhab 4y ago

I think it's a bit extreme. I have developed some heurisitics, which so far are (living in Australia): * news.com.au = clickbait * government funded ones = abc, sbs are free and ok * 9 news, 7 news = negative * google news = aggregator of mostly negative news * AFR, Sydney Morning Herald, .. few others = ok My experience with twitter has been the following: * I look at some content I subscribed for (humor, or tech related) * Then it feeds suggestions which spiral downwards into negativity (sometimes extreme - like videos of people getting shot). Soon, I resent twitter and the platform. Experience with youtube: meh, but not as bad as Twitter as described above Experience with Quora: better and interesting Facebook: I avoid TikTok (my wife's): interesting content - but happy to view via my wife's mobile, since it naturally limits my consumption Netflix: good and bad, but ok

nomilk 4y ago
I would swap a lot of these out for primary sources. 'News' sites are just middle-men for a 9:1 blend of unimportant trash and important information. Occasionally they can alert you of something important you need to know about, but once I learn of such topics, I examine primary source(s) and context; very rarely do I get info from the 'news' article itself; it's usually designed to titillate or outrage.
- wolverine876 4y ago
  > 'News' sites are just middle-men for a 9:1 blend of unimportant trash and important information. You are looking at the wrong sites. There are many - more than I can read - which focus on serious news.
ImaCake 4y ago
I would say both ABC and SMH often lead with clickbait as well. I sometimes check the headlines and it is almost always a waste of time and emotional energy. The top article on abc at the moment is clickbaity and niche, although, I give credit to it actually being of relevance to some people. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-18/leaky-buildings-poor-waterproofing-practices-experts-fear-crisis/102089312 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-18/leaky-buildings-poor-...
wanderingmind 4y ago
The most interesting news website for down under is theconversation. The quality is much much higher than any other general news website I have ever read.

by dhab 4y ago

nomilk 4y ago

I would swap a lot of these out for primary sources. 'News' sites are just middle-men for a 9:1 blend of unimportant trash and important information. Occasionally they can alert you of something important you need to know about, but once I learn of such topics, I examine primary source(s) and context; very rarely do I get info from the 'news' article itself; it's usually designed to titillate or outrage.

wolverine876 4y ago
> 'News' sites are just middle-men for a 9:1 blend of unimportant trash and important information. You are looking at the wrong sites. There are many - more than I can read - which focus on serious news.

ImaCake 4y ago

I would say both ABC and SMH often lead with clickbait as well. I sometimes check the headlines and it is almost always a waste of time and emotional energy. The top article on abc at the moment is clickbaity and niche, although, I give credit to it actually being of relevance to some people. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-18/leaky-buildings-poor-waterproofing-practices-experts-fear-crisis/102089312 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-18/leaky-buildings-poor-...

wanderingmind 4y ago

The most interesting news website for down under is theconversation. The quality is much much higher than any other general news website I have ever read.