I agree with this approach and would like to hear other ways that people avoid/ameliorate perverse (in the sense of incentives) editorialization in their news c

I agree with this approach and would like to hear other ways that people avoid/ameliorate perverse (in the sense of incentives) editorialization in their news consumption One thing that I do when worrying about global conflict is look at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_confli... and sort by e.g. "2024 fatalities". It's not totally objective, or without its own issues, but going by the prior that the lives lost are of equal "importance" it's illuminating to see how well it lines up with mainstream news coverage. Until the start of the current hot wars in Ukraine and Palestine there was a large gulf between what was ending human lives and what was generating column inches, even allowing for geopolitics and local languages. My news diet mostly comes from the AP, national broadcasters in the EU, friends, and HN. I find surprisingly little interest in e.g. Sudan, Myanmar, Mexico, Yemen even allowing for the relative poverty and distance.