SleepingTitan Posted October 16, 2024 Report Share Posted October 16, 2024 I prefer reading over watching the news. I’m finding it harder to depend on free resources, and I’m tired of shitty writing from clickbait and news sites that need to drive impressions. What news sources do you guys sub to? Years ago, I had Rollingstone, Wallstreet Journal. I’m thinking about getting the Atlantic and Washington Post. Looking to spend less than $50/mo total. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted October 16, 2024 Report Share Posted October 16, 2024 (edited) 3 hours ago, SleepingTitan said: I prefer reading over watching the news. I’m finding it harder to depend on free resources, and I’m tired of shitty writing from clickbait and news sites that need to drive impressions. What news sources do you guys sub to? Years ago, I had Rollingstone, Wallstreet Journal. I’m thinking about getting the Atlantic and Washington Post. Looking to spend less than $50/mo total. For a lot of them you can sign up for a free trial or a new subscription at a discounted rate. Then when the discount runs out just go to cancel and they will probably offer you a discounted price to not cancel. Also, you can use Google News, Apple News, Microsoft News, and even Yahoo News for free for a lot of articles. They obviously link to some paid sources, but a lot of it is free. Edited October 16, 2024 by Starkiller Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted October 16, 2024 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2024 39 minutes ago, Starkiller said: For a lot of them you can sign up for a free trial or a new subscription at a discounted rate. Then when the discount runs out just go to cancel and they will probably offer you a discounted price to not cancel. Also, you can use Google News, Apple News, Microsoft News, and even Yahoo News for free for a lot of articles. They obviously link to some paid sources, but a lot of it is free. Good tip. I already use the aggregators, but usually the articles worth more than a skim are paid subs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted October 16, 2024 Report Share Posted October 16, 2024 The Atlantic - though not in newspaper category - churns out consistently high quality in-depth articles that are about as even-handed as it gets, even though they ain't perfect either as no one is. In a similar vein, The Economist is one to consider. SleepingTitan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemEngr79 Posted October 17, 2024 Report Share Posted October 17, 2024 I have been mostly satisfied with my Washington Post subscription. I canceled my much more expensive NYT subscription as I didn't perceive it to be a good value. I also use google news quite a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted October 20, 2024 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2024 On 10/16/2024 at 4:09 PM, chef said: The Atlantic - though not in newspaper category - churns out consistently high quality in-depth articles that are about as even-handed as it gets, even though they ain't perfect either as no one is. In a similar vein, The Economist is one to consider. I used to read the Economist at work because my boss had a sub. Actually really good. I started following the Atlantic on socials. That's definitely on the list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted October 20, 2024 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2024 On 10/17/2024 at 10:52 AM, ChemEngr79 said: I have been mostly satisfied with my Washington Post subscription. I canceled my much more expensive NYT subscription as I didn't perceive it to be a good value. I also use google news quite a bit. I loved the Post back in undergrad, but I feel like they went further left when Bezos purchased them. Maybe I just went further right. I'll be glad when Trump is out of the picture so people will stop talking about him. MadMax, and ChemEngr79 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted October 30, 2024 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2024 I got the Atlantic. Thinking of adding Economist and one more: Scientific American, The New Yorker, Bloomberg or the Post. Atlantic was $120 for digital, print & ad free for the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted October 31, 2024 Report Share Posted October 31, 2024 23 hours ago, SleepingTitan said: I got the Atlantic. Thinking of adding Economist and one more: Scientific American, The New Yorker, Bloomberg or the Post. Atlantic was $120 for digital, print & ad free for the year. Just past couple days been re-"reading" ie audiobooking David Foster Wallace's Consider the Lobster, mostly a collection articles he did for magazines over the years. On the last one now, "Host," that was from The Atlantic in 2005, which focuses on a LA AM right wing talk show host and looks at the entire movement that was in process then. Really well done, and as usual, he tends to look at the reality from all sides while always critiquing his own and everyone else's biases. Book also has the "Up, Simba" piece he did for Rolling Stone (but in full which is considerably longer than the Rolling Stone published version) where he went on the road with the John McCain Straight Talk Express 2000 campaign. That piece actually seems pretty quaint now, considering the shift in campaign behavior and political rhetoric the past 20 years, particularly since Trump. Gives a lot of perspective to re-read it now. Just saying The Atlantic has a solid history of quality work from quality writers. So good for you. Enjoy. titanruss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted November 1, 2024 Report Share Posted November 1, 2024 On 10/30/2024 at 9:22 AM, SleepingTitan said: I got the Atlantic. Thinking of adding Economist and one more: Scientific American, The New Yorker, Bloomberg or the Post. Atlantic was $120 for digital, print & ad free for the year. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/01/media/washington-post-writers-endorsement-atlantic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted November 13, 2024 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2024 On 11/1/2024 at 11:31 AM, chef said: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/01/media/washington-post-writers-endorsement-atlantic Smart move. No reason to endorse a losing candidate and risk your business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted November 13, 2024 Report Share Posted November 13, 2024 3 hours ago, SleepingTitan said: Smart move. No reason to endorse a losing candidate and risk your business. I’m pretty sure he is losing a lot of his business. I think he lost a quarter million subscribers within days of him blocking the paper from making a presidential endorsement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted November 14, 2024 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2024 (edited) 8 hours ago, Starkiller said: I’m pretty sure he is losing a lot of his business. I think he lost a quarter million subscribers within days of him blocking the paper from making a presidential endorsement. lol You think a billionaire is worried about 250k subscribers? To a newspaper??? Edited November 14, 2024 by SleepingTitan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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