cbc.ca is usually my first stop. They're pretty good at covering most news professionally without stuffing their opinion into everything, and they're not scared of sharing the facts. Right wingers have been mad at them a few times before for calling out their bullshit, which makes me give CBC extra points for that.
Reuters and The Associated Press are news feeds. Strictly “event happened, here are the facts”. They’re intentionally objective and they run the wire services for other publications.
Beyond that, understanding the difference between the news desk and the opinion desk can help you know what’s fact vs. someone’s opinion (not necessarily the publication’s opinion!)
Then look at who is good at what type of reporting. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have great US and world business news, and even how the business world is responding to political events… but they’re less wonky than what the Washington post used to be on the details of the political machinations. NYT does good investigative journalism.
independent journalism can be good, but you have to reallY understand the events and broader context to know if they’re right, accurate and correct.
I would also recommend reading many different perspectives to get a full sense of the situation rather than only one publication
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Le Monde Diplomatique? I also second the recommendation to diversify your sources: no single news source will let you know what's "really" going on
cbc.ca is usually my first stop. They're pretty good at covering most news professionally without stuffing their opinion into everything, and they're not scared of sharing the facts. Right wingers have been mad at them a few times before for calling out their bullshit, which makes me give CBC extra points for that.
Lately... The Onion.
Reuters and The Associated Press are news feeds. Strictly “event happened, here are the facts”. They’re intentionally objective and they run the wire services for other publications.
Beyond that, understanding the difference between the news desk and the opinion desk can help you know what’s fact vs. someone’s opinion (not necessarily the publication’s opinion!)
Then look at who is good at what type of reporting. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have great US and world business news, and even how the business world is responding to political events… but they’re less wonky than what the Washington post used to be on the details of the political machinations. NYT does good investigative journalism.
independent journalism can be good, but you have to reallY understand the events and broader context to know if they’re right, accurate and correct.
I would also recommend reading many different perspectives to get a full sense of the situation rather than only one publication