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How Do You Get Your News?

newsI’m kind of a news junkie. Are you too?

How do you stay informed with news and current events?

Here’s what I do not use

  • TV: I am not a TV person. In fact, I despise TV. It’s my personal opinion, but I think TV makes people unproductive and less creative.
  • Radio: I’m not a radio person either. Often timesĀ casual carpool cars will play NPR which I respect. I prefer news over music. Music is so personal and it’s strange starting your day by listening to someone’s selection of hip hop or country or gospel.
  • Social media: Contrary to my use and following, I do not use social media to stay current.

Here’s what I do use

  • Apps:
    • I’m embarrassed to admit this since I’m not a fan, but I do click on the News app of my iPhone several times a day. I need to stop because I feel like it’s badly curated.
  • News digestsĀ via email. Here are my favorites:
    • Need 2 Know: Headlines and only a few sentences at the most. I appreciate the brevity.
    • Next Draft: A little more involved with a multitude of links, written in a sarcastic style.
    • NYTimes.com: Hands down, the NYTimes is my favorite site for comprehensive news coverage. Hence the daily email. They also have a California Today edition.
    • Quartz Daily Brief: Of all the news digests, this one has the best international coverage. They also tend to have interesting random tidbits that I sometimes tweet.

How do you get your news? Would love to know if I’m missing anything good out there.

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  1. Janine Huldie

    October 6, 2016 at 4:26 pm

    I admit I don’t read enough anymore about the news. When I was younger, I used to read the local newspapers as we got it delivered, but with the advent of the internet and less and less being written in paper format, I slack reading it. I mostly stick to either CNN or local news channels on TV in all honesty. But will have to check out a few you have shared above now.

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  2. Tamara

    October 8, 2016 at 5:13 pm

    Cassidy blasts the TV news and my office is above the TV so I’m often hearing it even when I don’t want to! Social media has news that spreads like wildfire, but generally I go onto reputable sources after that!

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  3. Mo

    October 10, 2016 at 8:27 am

    I will occasionally tune into MSNBC or CNN to get updates on a particular story. I do listen to talk radio a lot. Here in Chicago, we have WGN talk radio which is, fo me, a great balance of hard news, local flavor and social commentary. Outside of Chicago, I tune into NPR. My favorite online news source is the LA Times. Admittedly I’m a bit biased, though, since my sister-in-law is Deputy Managing Editor of digital content.

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  4. Charlotte

    October 10, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    I’m really not much of a TV person either… in fact, I kind of hate it. Unfortunately, my bf is a BIG TV junkie and will watch just about anything that he deems of interest (car shows, history channel, socioeconomic/political shows). I suppose that most of it isn’t terrible, but sometimes just the noise of the TV in the background grates on my nerves.

    I always turn to the internet (and often social media, since it is where I spend much time for work) for news-related content.

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  5. Savvy

    October 16, 2016 at 9:53 am

    I listen to the news on the radio at work and every time I log onto the internet I see a headline or two. Each night I read all the updates to blogs I follow on Feedly. My husband watches The Nightly Business Report every night, so I usually catch a story or two there. On Sundays I read the Milwaukee Journal, but this is more of a relaxing habit than a source for news.

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  6. Patrick Weseman

    March 1, 2018 at 1:41 pm

    I get updates on my phone from the USA Today and AP. Also, I follow a couple of local TV and News station on Twitter. I also get the SF Chronicle. If I have time I watch Democracy Now and sometimes will check out the Daily Rushbo (Rush Limbaugh). I try to follow all sides (Left and Right) of the news to see what is going on in the world and get a balance view.

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    • Catherine

      March 3, 2018 at 8:54 pm

      It’s not something I openly admit, but there are several times I’ve heard Milo Yiannopoulos speak and considered him thoughtful and persuasive.

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