To ask what are your trusted news sources?

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Mostly posting here for traffic - but AIBU to ask what are your go to news sources?

With all of the madness going on in the world at the moment I'm looking for a handful of news sources which are reliable.

Mainstream media is sort of OK. Obviously has it's biasis but I'm aware of them. My issue is more the lack of detail - I like to know the ins and outs of what is going on.

Social media is obviously a snake pit of echo chambers and AI!

For example, I've been trying to find out more information about what's been happening at Davos this week - especially analysis of Mark Carney's speech and the so called framework for Greenland negotiated by Mark Rutte, and what the implications are. Also the potential consequences of Starmer's pragmatism over ideology speech.

Politically I'm a left leaning centrist, but I am also very evidence based. My current go to news sources are:

Mainstream

BBC / Independant - good for an overview, but not enough indepth analysis.

Guardian - aligns with my political leanings but sometimes a bit too idealogical

Times - for the centre right perspective but access often scuppered by the paywall and I refuse to subscribe!

Independent Sources

Bylinetimes - left leaning, but well researched in depth journalism. Due to detail breadth of analysis available can be limited and can be quite difficult to digest quickly.

Heather Cox-Richardson - US based historian and journalist. My absolute go to source for understanding what is going on in the US in almost real time - her daily letters are brilliantly written, well sourced (with references) and her writing is sharp, clear and coherent.

Ideally I need to find a couple of UK / European based sources similar to Heather Cox-Richardson.

So the questions....

Where do you get your news from and why do you find it a good source of information?

I don't want to get into political arguments about left / right and who is right and wrong (there are plenty of other threads for that) but it would be helpful if people state which way they lean politically to give their views context, if they feel comfortable doing so.

(And before people come at me about the BBC being biased, know that I don't buy arguments. When both the left and right claim something is biased, it tends to highlight its neutrality and objective studies have consistently shown it is mostly neutral)

I read the Economist on Press Reader. Good long form articles.

BBC and Times Radio

Defo worth checking out if you have Press Reader or Borrow Box at your library. I can read most Telegraph, Economist, Guardian free, plus many others.

The BBC is my top one.

The Times.

The New York Times.

The Economist.

Subscribe to Times, FT, Reuters and Economist. Times can be tabloid-y, and I almost never bother with their columnists. Favourite is probably Economist, though marginally prefer FT podcasts. I think the FT podcasts are free, unlike the Economist. WSJ too sometimes, though I don't subscribe. Occasionally look up specific articles on NYT or Guardian, but very aware they're heavily biased and, at least in the case of the Guardian, not terribly accurate. Rather surprised so many here consider it trustworthy? And frankly terrified anyone considers Al Jazeera so. Private Eye lost me few years ago, used to be excellent but all just rich old public schoolers he-hawing without any of the edge it once had. BBC's ok, depending on the subject.

BBC. I can read French, so I consult Le Monde a bit as well.

BBC
and check out BBC World service radio for a more global perspective. It’s in English but if you speak other languages there are also the language services (look online).

The Guardian and BBC for overview. The Guardian are getting shitty with me reading articles for free though. I really hate Reach PLC online newspapers for their annoying ads and click bait. I will not get my news off of TikTok or whatever it’s called! I like channel 4 news every evening. The BBC pisses me off when is used news time to self promote things like The Traitors. Channel 4 news often does a deeper dive into one issue which I like. I also listen to radio 4 From Our Own Correspondents . I get washed and dressed to Today on Radio 4 and switch to BBC TV news for breakfast. I like Question Time but I’ve gone off Newsnight and switch over to Robert Preston on ITV (I never usually watch ITV because I am a snob). When I have had a drink I go on News GB and take the piss - that’s my nod to avoiding the echo chamber.

Agree

I'm an American. My go-to sources are the Wall Street Journal and The Economist. I also listen to National Public Radio, which is non-commercial, and they rebroadcast news from the BBC every day.

For those of you Brits who want more insight into what's happening in the US, I strongly recommend the BBC's Americast podcast:

https://www.bbc.com/audio/brand/p07h19zz

The hosts are excellent and are the BBC's primary correspondents in the US, joined by an American who is one of their North American reports and quite an expert on US history and politics. I follow US politics quite closely, and I find it quite insightful and informative. The hosts also have great chemistry and keep it fun to listen to.

I bought The Guardian for 30 years, I wouldn’t use it to line my cat’s litter tray now as it would be an affront to her arse.

None of them really, pay for a news app and read widely, same with news channels. A slight preference for The Times, Economist, Channel 4 and BBC.

The Guardian and the BBC are my main news sources, but I do read around on important topics and look to The Telegraph, and embarrassingly, the Daily Fail, to get a wider view on the topic.

For fact/sense checking, I like the Private Eye, but I do like to verify facts myself from official sources e.g the ONS, scientific papers, etc. Nothing winds me up more than news articles that say, "our sources say..." What sources? Where are your sources getting their information from? And more importantly, why can't you share it with us? Is your source Beryl from the corner shop, or someone qualified to comment on the topic?

I watch BBC for local news only. They are far too right wing biased. They talk about trump like he's a normal human being and give reform far too much airtime.
They are definitely working to an agenda.
I only watch channel 4 news. And I take that with a pinch of salt.
I would never trust anything a right wing outlet told me politics wise.

My go to is BBC news.

My news sources are all similar to yours so nothing extra to add unfortunately.
Just wanted to share the love for heather cox-Richardson! I read her fascinating updates with my coffee every morning.

BBC news. Channel 4 news. Times subscription. Le Monde and Die Welt.
The daily Fail, just to look at the comments, which are quite frankly, scary.

Well, having just watched the doc 100 Years of the New Yorker I have fallen back in love with it again...also feel that every source of independent journalism is to be cherished, particularly now when it is under aggressive siege. After so long I had kind of forgotten how much serious news reporting there is in it ! Remembering mainly the very often oblique cartoons (this comes up in the doc!) and dry wit imbued with the spirit (fumes ?) of Dorothy Parker et al....
So I took out a subscription - on offer at $52 (£48) this year. Yay me ! Plus I get a tote bag yay again !
If nothing else I hope it improves my capacity to concentrate and read to the end of a page (or several pages !)
And I highly recommend the doc on Netflix, it is fascinating.