Newspaper recommendation for the news junkie
January 21, 2023 8:46 AM Subscribe
If you love reading the news, what newspapers do you enjoy?
I'm a news junkie in the US, I just love reading the news, and I realize that I need MORE of it! But want suggestions of what to add to my news diet. Currently, I read the New York Times and Washington Post cover to cover daily - so this includes the headlines, national and international news, as well as their arts, business and lifestyle sections. I also read two small hyper local newsites from my area. But I need MORE!
I have a very short attention span, so newspapers are best for me - I can't do long form journalism, so the New Yorker or Vanity Fair etc. just don't keep my attention.
What I'm considering: LA Times, Miami Herald, and Wall Street Journal. I'm open to newspapers that are outside the US as well. I like punchy, dishy, local (to any area) journalism that can create conversations - so a little more than just-the-facts news stories. Context, background and even series reporting that follows a story over time is ideal.
I'm not committed to reading about news just in my area - in fact, I like to hear about things happening all over the world. News sources that primarily repost Reuters or AP articles is not wanted. Has to be available online and in English.
For those who might recommend it, my local library does have the ability to read newspapers from around the world online through their online portal, but the technology is very dated and cumbersome, so I'd prefer to just pay the newspaper and go to their website.
I'm a news junkie in the US, I just love reading the news, and I realize that I need MORE of it! But want suggestions of what to add to my news diet. Currently, I read the New York Times and Washington Post cover to cover daily - so this includes the headlines, national and international news, as well as their arts, business and lifestyle sections. I also read two small hyper local newsites from my area. But I need MORE!
I have a very short attention span, so newspapers are best for me - I can't do long form journalism, so the New Yorker or Vanity Fair etc. just don't keep my attention.
What I'm considering: LA Times, Miami Herald, and Wall Street Journal. I'm open to newspapers that are outside the US as well. I like punchy, dishy, local (to any area) journalism that can create conversations - so a little more than just-the-facts news stories. Context, background and even series reporting that follows a story over time is ideal.
I'm not committed to reading about news just in my area - in fact, I like to hear about things happening all over the world. News sources that primarily repost Reuters or AP articles is not wanted. Has to be available online and in English.
For those who might recommend it, my local library does have the ability to read newspapers from around the world online through their online portal, but the technology is very dated and cumbersome, so I'd prefer to just pay the newspaper and go to their website.
And if you’re interested in transportation policy, Streetsblog is a network of news blogs in different cities that does interesting reporting.
posted by showbiz_liz at 8:59 AM on January 21, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by showbiz_liz at 8:59 AM on January 21, 2023 [1 favorite]
Have a crack at The Saturday Paper. High quality independent Australian journalism with a distinct bias toward reality.
posted by flabdablet at 9:30 AM on January 21, 2023
posted by flabdablet at 9:30 AM on January 21, 2023
Best answer: The Economist bills itself as a newspaper, although you’d probably call it a magazine.
The Times of London, the Guardian, and the Financial Times are good UK papers. The Globe and Mail in Canada, the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia, the Times of India, and the South China Morning Post are English language papers from various parts of the world. The Frankfurter Allgemein Zeitung and Die Welt are German papers that publish English language editions.
The most comprehensive English language news source isn’t in print. If you don’t mind reading online instead of a physical paper, it’s the BBC.
posted by kevinbelt at 9:39 AM on January 21, 2023 [2 favorites]
The Times of London, the Guardian, and the Financial Times are good UK papers. The Globe and Mail in Canada, the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia, the Times of India, and the South China Morning Post are English language papers from various parts of the world. The Frankfurter Allgemein Zeitung and Die Welt are German papers that publish English language editions.
The most comprehensive English language news source isn’t in print. If you don’t mind reading online instead of a physical paper, it’s the BBC.
posted by kevinbelt at 9:39 AM on January 21, 2023 [2 favorites]
Best answer: And if you want a news outfit of comparable stature to the BBC but whose management structure has been less completely infiltrated by pusillanimous Tory arse kissers, try the ABC.
posted by flabdablet at 11:43 AM on January 21, 2023
posted by flabdablet at 11:43 AM on January 21, 2023
Not a fan of the BBC or the NYT any more. They've both become identifiably less progressive and indeed regressive on certain issues. I am still a big fan of The Monitor for US media. For European media I would choose the Guardian over the BBC any day.
posted by DarlingBri at 12:31 PM on January 21, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by DarlingBri at 12:31 PM on January 21, 2023 [2 favorites]
I like The Guardian because it seems to cover U.S. news more accurately, and they have better world news than the American papers.
posted by cocoagirl at 1:13 PM on January 21, 2023
posted by cocoagirl at 1:13 PM on January 21, 2023
Some business sites like Bloomberg carry a good amount of non-financial news.
posted by beaning at 3:18 PM on January 21, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by beaning at 3:18 PM on January 21, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Might I suggest to you Irish news and newspapers? All in English and we only love reporting on and analysing ourselves, our society and our relations to others. We have the ongoing and intertwined sagas of Northern Ireland, Brexit, the housing and healthcare crisis, our ongoing relations with the UK, EU, USA, our neutrality and how impacts our response to the Ukraine War etc. etc.
The Irish Times has a generally high quality of reporting and writing and a bunch of good columnists.
Ongoing stories you could get stuck in to include the main story today about growing public pushback on a deal made between a British investment firm and the semi state forestry management body in Ireland. It's a sensitive topic due to general mistrust of the impact of 'vulture funds' on the Irish economy and housing crisis.
You might also find interesting the long running saga of Enoch Burke, former teacher and member of an increasingly well known family of loud, bigoted evangelicals who are on the way to becoming Ireland's version of the Westboro Baptist Church. Enoch is sure to appeal his dismissal from a school earlier this week and the story will run and run.
Naomi O'Leary is the Europe Correspondent and (IMHO) one of the best English language reporters on European issues. On the subject of Europe there is a politico.eu
Irish Examiner is another solid newspaper. Their main story today is about the discovery earlier this week that a man had been lying dead in his derelict house for 20 years.
They also cover the story of some expenses irregularities that might yet cost the Minister for Public Expenditure (and President of the Eurogroup at EU level) his job. This follows the resignation of 2 of his party mates from government due to similar circumstances.
RTE is the national broadcaster and has a solid news site. Here is their background on the Northern Irish Protocol. It seems the EU and UK could be edging closer to a solution as we approach the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Meanwhile Northern Ireland remains without a government as power sharing agreement cannot be reached before deadline (background) and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar declines to respond to a question on a United Ireland at Davos.
Their regional coverage might scratch your itch for local news.
Finally the Irish Independent is a gossipy rag with terrible politics, but I mention it as it might also provide useful context on some Irish stories, particularly as an outsider.
posted by roolya_boolya at 5:10 PM on January 21, 2023 [4 favorites]
The Irish Times has a generally high quality of reporting and writing and a bunch of good columnists.
Ongoing stories you could get stuck in to include the main story today about growing public pushback on a deal made between a British investment firm and the semi state forestry management body in Ireland. It's a sensitive topic due to general mistrust of the impact of 'vulture funds' on the Irish economy and housing crisis.
You might also find interesting the long running saga of Enoch Burke, former teacher and member of an increasingly well known family of loud, bigoted evangelicals who are on the way to becoming Ireland's version of the Westboro Baptist Church. Enoch is sure to appeal his dismissal from a school earlier this week and the story will run and run.
Naomi O'Leary is the Europe Correspondent and (IMHO) one of the best English language reporters on European issues. On the subject of Europe there is a politico.eu
Irish Examiner is another solid newspaper. Their main story today is about the discovery earlier this week that a man had been lying dead in his derelict house for 20 years.
They also cover the story of some expenses irregularities that might yet cost the Minister for Public Expenditure (and President of the Eurogroup at EU level) his job. This follows the resignation of 2 of his party mates from government due to similar circumstances.
RTE is the national broadcaster and has a solid news site. Here is their background on the Northern Irish Protocol. It seems the EU and UK could be edging closer to a solution as we approach the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Meanwhile Northern Ireland remains without a government as power sharing agreement cannot be reached before deadline (background) and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar declines to respond to a question on a United Ireland at Davos.
Their regional coverage might scratch your itch for local news.
Finally the Irish Independent is a gossipy rag with terrible politics, but I mention it as it might also provide useful context on some Irish stories, particularly as an outsider.
posted by roolya_boolya at 5:10 PM on January 21, 2023 [4 favorites]
It is not a newspaper, but I think you might like Al Jazeera. They have excellent, independent journalism covering the world, including the US. Their stories are not too long so my short attention span can get through the site pretty easily.
posted by furtheryet at 5:55 PM on January 21, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by furtheryet at 5:55 PM on January 21, 2023 [1 favorite]
Seconding The Economist, particularly if you are American like I am.
posted by Nelson at 7:44 AM on January 22, 2023
posted by Nelson at 7:44 AM on January 22, 2023
I touch base with Al Jazeera, ProPublica, and Mother Jones occasionally (...story selection that moderately favors the left and high for factual reporting due to thorough sourcing and a clean fact check record...) I tend to read a lot of left because there are fewer direct lies, but I see there's a tendency for Fox to 'occasionally' skew towards more balanced (haha) reporting.
Check out Rutgers and other media bias rating sites. Appears that skewing left favors truthiness.
This is the internet. Who do you believe anymore?
posted by BlueHorse at 11:47 AM on February 2, 2023
Check out Rutgers and other media bias rating sites. Appears that skewing left favors truthiness.
This is the internet. Who do you believe anymore?
posted by BlueHorse at 11:47 AM on February 2, 2023
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posted by showbiz_liz at 8:57 AM on January 21, 2023 [1 favorite]