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I can recommend https://newsasfacts.com https://newsasfacts.com for at least having a news source that, thanks to its matter-of-fact tone and lack of imagery, i
by mckirk 2y ago
I can recommend https://newsasfacts.com https://newsasfacts.com for at least having a news source that, thanks to its matter-of-fact tone and lack of imagery, is useful for staying informed without getting overwhelmed so easily.
It also puts things into a bit of a global perspective, when you realize how much stuff is going on around the world all the time. Though this of course also means you'll learn things that are on the news everywhere in your country only after they've become relevant enough to register on a global level.
- RIMR 2y agoA little weird to see the Bitcoin price listed top-and-center, when it is a hype-driven security. Watching the market, especially crypto markets in real-time is also quite stressful. I don't see the point of having it listed first, before the news...
- tofof 2y agoAt least the toggles even for free users let you immediately disable market stuff, right alongside changing theme.
- upcoming-sesame 2y agoNice but I find the summary too short without any expansion if you want to learn more
- mckirk 2y agoThere usually are links to the news articles and the corresponding Wikipedia articles. (Though sometimes it's redirected me to some nirvana-page that just shows '[object Object]', not sure what that's about.)
- tofof 2y agoI assume you have a subscription? Does that let you turn on or off different topics? I am not interested in the large amount of space devoted to armed conflicts globally, for example.
- mckirk 2y agoI don't have a subscription so far, I just use it in its default setting. I'm not sure there is a filter like that even with a subscription, though.