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Suggestions for some sources to read? I know the Economist, anything else others would recommend?
by LostMyLogin 1y ago
Suggestions for some sources to read? I know the Economist, anything else others would recommend?
- Tepix 1y agoLe Monde Diplomatique https://mondediplo.com/ https://mondediplo.com/ Available in many languages
- abbadadda 1y agoAny background on funding sources/ongoing sources of revenue/ownership?
- Chico75 1y ago> The publication is 51% owned by Le Monde diplomatique SA, a subsidiary company of Le Monde, from which it remains editorially independent. Le Monde is owned by a French billionaire: https://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/democracy-in-france-depends-on-restoring-a-free-press/#:~:text=Le%20Monde%20group%2C%20controlled%20by%20Xavier%20Niel https://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/democracy-in-france-de...
- nindalf 1y agoEconomist for me. I don't know of any other sources that can reach the same level.
- newhope1978 1y agoof what, bias?
- andrepd 1y agoWell you're missing out and stunting your own worldview if you stick to only one source of information (regardless of which it is).
- ijidak 1y agoWhat do you read? I’m an economist reader too for weekly news. Would love other sources, but it’s hard to find anything with similar depth and a similar lack of sensational-ization found in most news. Edit: Oh, and global reach. The economist covers earth in almost equal detail for every region. Not quite equal of course, but darn close compared to most outlets.
- marsa 1y agohttps://newlinesmag.com/ https://newlinesmag.com/ has been a favorite of mine lately if you wanna give that a try, it's got global coverage and there's always something interesting to read
- dhruvrajvanshi 1y agoI think WSJ is a good complement to the Economist. They have good, unsensationalized coverage of the facts. I ignore their opinion columns as they don't seem very serious.
- celticninja 1y agoThat's just another Murdoch rag, I wouldn't wipe my arse with it. Better no news than his news. You aren't getting any sort of counterpoint you are getting whatever supports his world view.
- TeaBrain 1y agoAs they said, you can skip the opinion columns.
- celticninja 1y agoYou think the opinion pages are the only place he pushes his agenda? The very stories they report are selected to further the narrative he wants. That's why apologies and retractions are always tiny.
- amit9gupta 1y agoI had been a Economist subscriber for almost 20 years. But then gradually I realized that their reporting on some issues are extremely biased and they conveniently skip reporting some facts to match their intended narrative and lead the reader to distorted conclusions. So I would assume they would be doing the same with other topics as well. I did not renew my subscription.
- sbmthakur 1y agoDid you pick up something else?
- nindalf 1y agoCould you give some examples?
- poulsbohemian 1y agoThe situation in Iraq and Afghanistan as it was beginning... they took an entirely "Might Makes Right" position, facts be damned.
- gopher_space 1y agoChristian Science Monitor, Mother Jones.
- Swizec 1y agoI really like the Economist as a source of weekly news. Somehow I’ve ended up primarily reading their daily recap in the app. They already have a full article on this crash. That usually means it’ll be in the magazine next week.
- kanbankaren 1y agoThe Economist? I just unsubscribed from the digital edition. A neoliberal and globalization bias in overall tone.
- kunzhi 1y agoThey've always been upfront about their bias, in no way are they trying to hide it. Way back when I was in college 20 years ago they ran a very funny article poking fun at all the PhD's doing "deconstruction" on The Economist. Like super post-modernist fluff. I could tell the writer had a great time responding to it. Their punchline: "so there you have it - a newspaper to make you feel good about tomorrow by promoting capitalism today!"
- elmolino89 1y agoI have gave up on E. once they supported GWB over Gore. I can barely understand over the top devotion to neoliberalism and deregulation. But the shortcomings of GWB were sticking out in the campaign, so closing the eyes and singing "la la liberalism" was way too much for me.
- dhruvrajvanshi 1y agoI also read the Economist. Other than that, Wall Street Journal is quite good at purely factual, unopinionated coverage. Note that their Opinion section is heavily biased towards the American right, but I mostly ignore it. It's clearly labeled as Opinion. Between the Economist and WSJ, I get a good overview of opinions and facts.
- divan 1y agohttps://legiblenews.com https://legiblenews.com
- rsync 1y agoI really enjoy the Monocle "Globalist" podcast which is well-produced, of global range, and a welcome departure from the npr/kqed bubble I was immersed in. It comes out daily.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1y agoTangle https://www.readtangle.com/ https://www.readtangle.com/
- zongabonga 1y agoreuters