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Ask HN: How do you curate and keep up with general news?

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Re: Ask HN: How do you curate and keep up with general news?

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Post by etimberg »

austenallred wrote: post #28

Tomorrow we launch https://grasswire.com to the public. It's in private beta now, but it's a newsroom for the internet. Basically a hacker news full of news junkies and reporters. They ruthlessly curate and fact check the world's most important news. The end result is a daily (or weekly) email that gets sent out. It's digestible in thirty seconds, contains only important news, and has been fact checked by thousands o…

Looks great, thanks for sharing :)

Re: Ask HN: How do you curate and keep up with general news?

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Post by lfowles »

Rapzid wrote: post #17
lfowles wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any issue with letting _them_ be your news source? "Really, I haven't been following, could you explain what's happening?"

Given how barely reliable news outlets are I'd hate for some bodies sole news source to be Freddie in accounts.

You don't have to take Freddie's word to be absolute truth. It's probably going to be a better conversation if you go in with an open mind than if you persistently correct his sources[0].

[0]: http://xkcd.com/1475/

Re: Ask HN: How do you curate and keep up with general news?

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Post by Paul_S »

austenallred wrote: post #28

Tomorrow we launch https://grasswire.com to the public. It's in private beta now, but it's a newsroom for the internet. Basically a hacker news full of news junkies and reporters. They ruthlessly curate and fact check the world's most important news. The end result is a daily (or weekly) email that gets sent out. It's digestible in thirty seconds, contains only important news, and has been fact checked by thousands o…

"In February 2015, the news will be completely turned over to you. Access is first-come, first-served. Reserve your space now."

How do I do that? It's March and all I can see is that text.

Re: Ask HN: How do you curate and keep up with general news?

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Post by d4nt »

News is an entertainment show. News editors edit actual events into an engaging narrative in the same way that reality TV shows edit the events that occur in their show's domain into a narrative. There is plenty of raw material to work with. On any given day there are wars, injustices, political in-fighting, dishonest or fraudulent behaviour, and amusing stories about dogs on skateboards (or whatever). They're just editing it together.

Those in positions of power are so good at manipulating the news agenda too. Everyone from the government to the British Royal Family to Beyoncé to ISIS are at it; essentially pitching stories to news editors in the hope they get picked up.

Personally, I try to avoid it. I find news uses fear and outrage too much as a way to keep you watching, and it engenders a sense of hopelessness. Come election time I do some research and vote accordingly, the rest of the time I avoid it.

Re: Ask HN: How do you curate and keep up with general news?

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Post by austenallred »

Paul_S wrote: post #34
austenallred wrote: post #28

Tomorrow we launch https://grasswire.com to the public. It's in private beta now, but it's a newsroom for the internet. Basically a hacker news full of news junkies and reporters. They ruthlessly curate and fact check the world's most important news. The end result is a daily (or weekly) email that gets sent out. It's digestible in thirty seconds, contains only important news, and has been fact checked by thousands o…

"In February 2015, the news will be completely turned over to you. Access is first-come, first-served. Reserve your space now." How do I do that? It's March and all I can see is that text.

We were going to launch on the 28th, then we realized it was a Saturday. Whoops! So we're launching Monday.

Just drop your email in the field and we'll send out an email tomorrow that you're in.

Re: Ask HN: How do you curate and keep up with general news?

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Post by jonathansizz »

I find some of the comments on here along the lines of 'I don't bother with the news because it doesn't immediately directly affect me' to be a little worrying.

In an era where power is increasingly concentrated, centralized and opaque, we need responsible citizens to become more engaged. A prerequisite for this is that people take an active interest in what's going on in the world, even at the expense of their immediate personal interests.

You can't avoid politics; if you ignore it you're just deferring to other people who'll make decisions for you. Cynicism is the enemy of a decent society.

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