I usually start with the Associated Press (particularly here and here). But the important thing—whether it’s the news, or science, or whatever—is never to be satisfied with one source (no matter how trustworthy you think it is).

HuffPost has become my first go-to source but I also follow CCN, AP, UPI, and about a half dozen other sources.

the onion

@trolltoll Haha we have an Irish version of that site called Waterford Whispers. It’s awesome!

I read a few to try and get better coverage of a topic but I think I fail because of my choices! I listen to BBC Radio 4 in the mornings and I will consult the BBC website for quick overview or an authorities version of a story when I am looking for facts. For opinion pieces I read the Guardian. I also look at The Atlantic, Vox, and the Standard which is a uk vaguely feminist publication. I read the headlines in Feedly or Twitter