i made a long post about how traditional media coalescing around Trump is scarier than social media for me and i included some news/media sources i recommend at the bottom. here they are (plus some additions) in a shorter post so that it is easier to share.
the objective is to build a network of local, national and global sources that you can count on. preferably completely independent and free from editorial or corporate oversight.
note: all media is flawed, including the ones below. never rely on one source. do not immediately accept something as the truth from any single source. everyone is capable of accidentally getting a detail wrong, or even deliberately misleading. the fact is that even reading something as inflammatory as Fox News can give you information you wouldn't be able to get anywhere else, the key is not to take any of it at face value.
Dropsite News - ran by Ryan Grim, Jeremy Scahill
The Intercept - sadly running out of money, alleged CIA ties
Democracy Now! - more center-left, better domestically
Jacobin - wide variety, sometimes shitty takes, Alex Press is great
The Grayzone - this one is controversial (mainly just to liberals) and they make no qualms about being committed to reporting from an anti-imperialist view of the world
Black Agenda Report - perspective from Black leftists. founded by Glen Ford (RIP), a Black Panther and accomplished investigative journalist
Hasan Piker - hate him, love him, neutral, doesn't matter. he's the largest independent political commentator on the left (by far), covering news and misinformation 9 hours a day. you can think he has shit takes, but he's still a reliable source and has been insanely accurate with his opinions
The Majority Report - been around forever, Sam Seder & Emma Vigeland are amazing, once home to the incredible Michael Jamal Brooks (RIP)
International Viewpoint - monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International
Left Voice - socialist news site and magazine
It's Going Down - news, opinion, podcasts and reporting from an anarchist viewpoint
Sludge - investigative journalism on lobbying and money in politics
Socialist Alternative - democratic socialist news organization.
Socialist Project - Toronto-based organisation that supports the rebuilding of the socialist Left in Canada
The Progressive - leftist magazine operating since 1909
Truthdig - independent source for original reporting from a progressive viewpoint
Workers World - marxist news organization run by Workers World Party
Breakthrough News - untold stories of resistance from poor and working-class communities
Labor Notes - media and organizing project amplifying union activism
Ben Norton @ Global Political Economy
do not rely on "media bias" sources like Ground News. they are part of the problem with making false equivalencies between left and right. this insightful blog post published a few days ago proves my point: "The data collected here shows that left-leaning stories tend to have far better sourcing than right-leaning ones, and are less politically polarized. The process for selecting, grouping, and summarizing these stories does not seem to take these differences into account, and there is little transparency into how that process works. This leads the platform to publish dodgy stories from the right, with the appearance that they are just as valid as high-fact reporting from the left or the center."
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