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Caitlin's avatar

I took the nostalgia approach and bought an FT weekend recently and it was honestly the most calm I've been reading the news in the past decade. 100/10 can recommend. Also have we tried flooding the zone right back?

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Tamaki Miyawaki's avatar

my public education teacher friend says she only trusts FT these days, so I will be subscribing to the paper and reading something physical!

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Sophie Weiner's avatar

For me, I just scan the headlines of the New York Times and The Guardian (not in that order, need to work up the courage to deal with whatever in the Times is going to enrage me first). Read Today in Tabs for some comic relief and internet news, and Garbage Day for tech news. I listen to the American Prestige podcast for foreign policy news from a left perspective. And then I do use Instagram and BlueSky but if I start getting overwhelmed by despair I try to sign off. I am a former journalist so thankfully reading the news is no longer a big part of my job, but man it was tough when it was.

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A Gal Somewhere's avatar

I'd love to add The 19th News as an outlet, particularly if you are interested in your news through the lens of women+. I consistently see stories and angles there I would never find at NYT or NPR.

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Caitlin Dewey's avatar

I love the 19th. Good rec!

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Allison's avatar

Hi Caitlin, I just wanted to say reading this article last week felt like a revelation. I’ve been focusing on media with edges and shared with a few friends who felt the same way. So, thank you!

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Caitlin Dewey's avatar

I am so, so glad to hear that. Fingers crossed it holds up long term!!

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PSVic's avatar

As much as I limit my news gathering to WTFJHHT, NPR and the Guardian, and by that I read your newsletter and scan the other two, I still fight feelings of loss, depression and fear. I also am angered with the voters that allowed this to happen and will soon feel their remorse but by then, it'll be too late.

The damage is far from over and will be long lasting.

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Demimonde Mesila Thraam's avatar

I do check Ground News, an app that shows me the different things left, right and center media cover, and shows me the different ways headlines are presented. It helps to show me what far-right people are reading without delving too deeply into it, and it shows which stories aren't covered by each side. It's really unique, although I can only look at it about once a week, and only when my brain is stable enough to look at MAGA news without having TOO much of a conniption.

PS: Matt, and WTFJHT, is something I am very thankful for. I have been reading it in email newsletter form since the first week of 2017. I'd be so much worse off without it. I am on disability and can't afford many subscriptions, but I do support this endeavor on most months.

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Nadine Hughey's avatar

I'm so proud of myself, I don't use any of these sources & am not going to add them! Was nodding my head at the description of edges.

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Andrew Michael A.'s avatar

Not much to say, tired today, but great article! Came over from Matt's email tonight.

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Nadine's avatar

You could simply install the Ground News app. They do all the vetting for you and take great pains to explain how. And it's free.

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RLT's avatar

I’ve subscribed to Matt’s WTFJHT newsletter since he started it during Season 1 - The Clown Show (my nickname for it, currently Season 2 - TCS, The Mump Regime is full of far more fuckery than S1, but same bullying & Mump’s blather.)

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Ari Weitzman's avatar

Would love to chat more about what we can do to sway the jury — hit me up at ari@readtangle.com if you want to chat more!

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Deb Porter's avatar

Rachel Maddow analysis is great.

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