News Sources
People ask where I get my news. This is it: a list of sources I've found to be better curated, less partisan, and more likely to cover things that get missed elsewhere. It's not exhaustive, but it's what I actually read.
Wires
Wire service without the editorial layer. Gets the facts down and moves on. A good baseline for anything else you read.
The other major wire. Strong on business, finance, and international. Dryer than AP, which is a feature.
US National
Short format. They respect your time. Good for a quick read on what is moving today.
Newer outlet that separates facts from analysis in each piece. Worth reading for the format alone.
Aggregates the same story from across the political spectrum so you can see what gets covered, by whom, and how differently.
Significant resources and reach. Worth reading critically and in combination with other sources.
Strong on federal politics and policy. Pair with something international to keep perspective.
News section is solid and covers business and economics in a way most outlets don't bother with.
Essential if you want to understand economic news. Goes deeper on finance and policy than anywhere else.
The closest thing to inside baseball on federal politics. Read it to understand how the sausage actually gets made.
Nonprofit investigative journalism. Does the long, slow work that nobody else has the patience or funding for anymore.
Long-form and Analysis
Best for understanding the larger context behind a news cycle. Not for breaking news, but for thinking it through.
Long reads worth the time. Reporting and writing at a level most outlets have stopped attempting.
Global perspective and economic framing you won't get from US-centric outlets. Opinionated but transparent about it.
The place to go when something happens internationally and you want actual analysis instead of hot takes.
International
A non-American lens on American events, plus international coverage that US outlets skip entirely.
Covers parts of the world (Middle East, Africa, Global South) that barely register in Western outlets. Read it for the gap-filling.
British paper with strong US coverage, environmental reporting, and a perspective that doesn't default to American assumptions.
Germany's major investigative news magazine, in English. Useful for a European read on global events.
Community
Heavily moderated Reddit community that requires sources and bans rhetoric. Good for finding out what questions are actually being asked about a news story.