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In Europe, The Economist and The Guardian are about the only serious in-depth sources left, at least for those that can read English.
by jll29 18d ago
In Europe, The Economist and The Guardian are about the only serious in-depth sources left, at least for those that can read English.
- TheMatten 18d agoThat feels a little bit reductive, at least given that non-English news is precisely what big part of population is going to consume. There isn't even an unified market for news content given the language boundaries. Not to say there aren't many shallow, clickbait sources, but there're good ones as well.
- bluGill 18d agoThe better educated somebody is, the more likely they are to have reasonably fluency in English. There are some great non-English sources out there, but English is the most read language by well educated people. Not saying there are not great news content in other languages. However English should be expected to dominate over the whole world.
- KPGv2 18d agoThis is a bizarre take. Newspapers, even really good ones, generally don't target international readers. They target their home country's readers. How many Englishmen are interested in the machinations of unions in Paris? How many Frenchmen? Obviously the best coverage will be in the country's majority language.
- bluGill 18d agoThe best coverage for a country will be in that countries language. However for world events coverage English is the more likely language. For niches that might interest you English might be the only option since odds are someone in every country speaks English and reports on that niche. (odds, but no guarantee)
- KPGv2 18d ago> However for world events coverage English is the more likely language Can you explain how you arrived at this conclusion? Certainly when I lived in Japan and picked up a copy of the Yomiuri Shimbun, the world events coverage was in Japanese. And when I've traveled in France, Le Monde was entirely in French. The international section didn't become English. > For niches that might interest you I'm not sure you're talking about newspapers at this point.
- iamacyborg 18d agoThe FT is solid.
- cjs_ac 18d agoI used to read the Grauniad, but I've become distrustful of it over the past few years because of how aggressively it panders to my sensibilities and biases. Also, it doesn't pursue any story more than any other broadsheet would; it's just a matter of what stories it chooses to pursue.
- KPGv2 18d agoLe Monde has an English edition. Die Welt has an English version, doesn't it? I'm only familiar with the German, but I could've sworn.