We know from Pew Research that Democrats trust and rely on a large number of news sources and Republicans trust and rely on just a few (Fox News chief among them). And there is very little overlap in the news sources both camps trust and consume. I’m wondering . . . what are some of your go-to news sources and why?
Y'all are giving me some great ideas for changing up my own news habits. Thank you! I'm not listening to NPR nearly as much as usual because I'm so rarely in the car. I have this lovely NPR streaming radio in my office (totally unnecessary gadget, I agree!), but I rarely listen to it because it distracts me from working.
I read NYT and WaPo pretty religiously, along with headlines and stories that interest me in our community newspaper the Daily Hampshire Gazette. I also try to check in on UMass news from the student perspective with the Daily Collegian, Amherst Wire, and the Rebirth Project.
Jack is hooked on Nicole Wallace's afternoon show on MSNBC, so I often catch some of that. I often listen to Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow shows as podcasts. Huge fan of Preet and Pod Save America. Love Reply All. I check in on Politico (including UMass alum Stephanie Murray's brilliant Massachusetts Playbook), Talking Points Memo, and Empty Wheel. Just started reading Heather Cox Richardson's substack newsletter Letter from an American. I check on Atlanta Journal-Constitution because Atlanta and GA politics fascinate me and connect to my historical research. Read bits and pieces from New Yorker, Atlantic. I check in on The Root at times. Lots of stuff from Vox, Daily Beast, The Intercept crosses my radar thru social media and apps.
I've recently started checking in on The 19th because I love Errin Haines.
I check in on Fox occasionally and read up on what the right-wing news folks are doing.
Question: should I pay for a subscription to the WSJ?????
The New York Times every day. Washington Post every other day or so. NPR when I wash the dishes, which is every day :). Lots of stuff comes to me via phone notifications - if it looks interesting, I'll read it. I have lots of news apps on my phone and so I have a few notifications waiting for me at all times. I also get a lot of news from my friends' recommendations on Facebook. I also read a lot of Romanian news daily. And then some sports, too.
Yahoo, NPR, NYT, Washington Post. I also check on the super bipartisan organizations, too. Not the best thing to do but I want a full understanding of how folks think and what’s going on.
I'm signed up for alerts from the NYT, WaPo, The Guardian, NPR, MassLive, WTNH, and the Hartford Courant, and while I don't read any of these publications front-to-back, I'll keep up with the headlines and read major stories when they arise.
My time to sit and read is often limited because kids, so I listen to a lot of news and have gradually migrated from NPR to a variety of news podcasts. I listen to "The Daily" every day, as well as the Hartford Courant's headlines podcast. Whenever I can, I'll also listen to the WSJ's "The Journal." It's excellent, as is ABC News' "Start Here" podcast. I'm also signed up for WaPo's and the Guardian's daily podcasts, though I listen to them far less—usually only if there's a story billed that I'm particularly interested in. I never miss Reply All, though episodes vary widely from true investigative journalism to fun fluff.
I also appreciate podcasts that investigate specific stories or issues (Serial and its offshoots, for instance, or the Bellingcat podcast). I listened to Brian Lehrer's bespoke impeachment podcast during the impeachment proceedings last year and I'll listen to the analysis portions of Preet Bharara's podcast, though I often skip the interviews unless they're ones that particularly appeal to me.
In the evenings, I'll watch ABC News Prime, ABC News' livestreamed evening newscast anchored by Linsey Davis, who's currently my favorite national news anchor.
I start with my local newspapers to start the day (we have two) and then follow up with NPR, WaPo and the NYT. I have no love for watching television news.
NYT, BBC, and Reuters are my main three go-tos and I have these as apps on my phone. I also like listening to the weekly podcast Left, Right and Center. When something occurs that I find particularly egregious, I often check Fox and then the National Review to see what the Trumpian and conservative spin is. I will also admit to looking at Trump's twitter feed when I am feeling particularly masochistic.
DHG, NYT, Vox, HuffPo, WaPo, Boston Globe, Masslive, Fox News typically in that order but I only really dive in to all of those when something big is happening, probably 1-3x month for the past year. DHG is the closest thing we have to local news (with apologies to WFCR and other local radio, I'm usually listening to longer-form or interview podcasts in the car - NYT Daily Sunday Read, Rogan, On Point, a variety of niche podcasts, etc), and Masslive recently put up more of a paywall on their local news. Also read some of Art's newsletter, the Indy. Big fan of Vox's explanatory style, but wish they would cover more broadly than their niche interests. If I had more time I'd read the WaPo and Globe features. I notice reading long-form feature or magazine style writing lowers my anxiety/stress levels rather than raising it, so especially this year I have focused on that. Not sure if it fit's y'alls definition of 'news' but I much prefer reading my New Yorker every week, listening to the podcasts, and skimming the DHG daily.
Y'all are giving me some great ideas for changing up my own news habits. Thank you! I'm not listening to NPR nearly as much as usual because I'm so rarely in the car. I have this lovely NPR streaming radio in my office (totally unnecessary gadget, I agree!), but I rarely listen to it because it distracts me from working.
I read NYT and WaPo pretty religiously, along with headlines and stories that interest me in our community newspaper the Daily Hampshire Gazette. I also try to check in on UMass news from the student perspective with the Daily Collegian, Amherst Wire, and the Rebirth Project.
Jack is hooked on Nicole Wallace's afternoon show on MSNBC, so I often catch some of that. I often listen to Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow shows as podcasts. Huge fan of Preet and Pod Save America. Love Reply All. I check in on Politico (including UMass alum Stephanie Murray's brilliant Massachusetts Playbook), Talking Points Memo, and Empty Wheel. Just started reading Heather Cox Richardson's substack newsletter Letter from an American. I check on Atlanta Journal-Constitution because Atlanta and GA politics fascinate me and connect to my historical research. Read bits and pieces from New Yorker, Atlantic. I check in on The Root at times. Lots of stuff from Vox, Daily Beast, The Intercept crosses my radar thru social media and apps.
I've recently started checking in on The 19th because I love Errin Haines.
I check in on Fox occasionally and read up on what the right-wing news folks are doing.
Question: should I pay for a subscription to the WSJ?????
The New York Times every day. Washington Post every other day or so. NPR when I wash the dishes, which is every day :). Lots of stuff comes to me via phone notifications - if it looks interesting, I'll read it. I have lots of news apps on my phone and so I have a few notifications waiting for me at all times. I also get a lot of news from my friends' recommendations on Facebook. I also read a lot of Romanian news daily. And then some sports, too.
Yahoo, NPR, NYT, Washington Post. I also check on the super bipartisan organizations, too. Not the best thing to do but I want a full understanding of how folks think and what’s going on.
I'm signed up for alerts from the NYT, WaPo, The Guardian, NPR, MassLive, WTNH, and the Hartford Courant, and while I don't read any of these publications front-to-back, I'll keep up with the headlines and read major stories when they arise.
My time to sit and read is often limited because kids, so I listen to a lot of news and have gradually migrated from NPR to a variety of news podcasts. I listen to "The Daily" every day, as well as the Hartford Courant's headlines podcast. Whenever I can, I'll also listen to the WSJ's "The Journal." It's excellent, as is ABC News' "Start Here" podcast. I'm also signed up for WaPo's and the Guardian's daily podcasts, though I listen to them far less—usually only if there's a story billed that I'm particularly interested in. I never miss Reply All, though episodes vary widely from true investigative journalism to fun fluff.
I also appreciate podcasts that investigate specific stories or issues (Serial and its offshoots, for instance, or the Bellingcat podcast). I listened to Brian Lehrer's bespoke impeachment podcast during the impeachment proceedings last year and I'll listen to the analysis portions of Preet Bharara's podcast, though I often skip the interviews unless they're ones that particularly appeal to me.
In the evenings, I'll watch ABC News Prime, ABC News' livestreamed evening newscast anchored by Linsey Davis, who's currently my favorite national news anchor.
I start with my local newspapers to start the day (we have two) and then follow up with NPR, WaPo and the NYT. I have no love for watching television news.
NYT, BBC, and Reuters are my main three go-tos and I have these as apps on my phone. I also like listening to the weekly podcast Left, Right and Center. When something occurs that I find particularly egregious, I often check Fox and then the National Review to see what the Trumpian and conservative spin is. I will also admit to looking at Trump's twitter feed when I am feeling particularly masochistic.
Heather Cox Richardson
Economist
The Daily
PBS News Hour
New York Times
The Good Fight/Persuasion
Left, Right, Center
538 (sometimes)
Ezra Klein Show
DHG, NYT, Vox, HuffPo, WaPo, Boston Globe, Masslive, Fox News typically in that order but I only really dive in to all of those when something big is happening, probably 1-3x month for the past year. DHG is the closest thing we have to local news (with apologies to WFCR and other local radio, I'm usually listening to longer-form or interview podcasts in the car - NYT Daily Sunday Read, Rogan, On Point, a variety of niche podcasts, etc), and Masslive recently put up more of a paywall on their local news. Also read some of Art's newsletter, the Indy. Big fan of Vox's explanatory style, but wish they would cover more broadly than their niche interests. If I had more time I'd read the WaPo and Globe features. I notice reading long-form feature or magazine style writing lowers my anxiety/stress levels rather than raising it, so especially this year I have focused on that. Not sure if it fit's y'alls definition of 'news' but I much prefer reading my New Yorker every week, listening to the podcasts, and skimming the DHG daily.