You’ve asked – and we’re answering! We asked the media team and where they get their news – check it out, and you might find your new favorite! (And to save time, there’s a handy list compiled at the bottom.)
Got suggestions? Email us at rowandems@protonmail.com and we’ll take a look!
Tell us a little bit about yourself:
I’m a 34-year-old parent, former party officer, and freelance media designer working in politics. I’m connected to the news a lot during the day, even when I’m on the road, and I get news sources from a variety of sources both on my computer and on my phone, though I primarily use a computer. I don’t typically watch the news, though – I prefer to read it.
Where do you get your news from?
I’m a big fan of more dedicated Substacks like Erin in the Morning and GovBrief. They provide pretty clear sources, and stay on the ball in a way that traditional media struggles with. I also really like Politico’s coverage, and I’ve found a lot of great news through subreddits like r/NorthCarolina and r/USNEWS, but it’s always important to check your sources. Otherwise, it’s scattered articles referencing specific issues that I’ll find in food journals like Eater or local news like Carolina Forward‘s social media and Salisbury Post.
What are your favorites?
Associated Press, Consider This, r/USNEWS, Salisbury Post, Hometown Holler, Politico, Carolina Forward, ProPublica, MarketWatch, Axios, GovBrief, Erin in the Morning, and NPR.
Tell us a little bit about yourself:
As a retired art teacher and Children’s Room library associate, I now have time for activism and particularly enjoy the creativity I find as editor of RCDP’s Voter Speak Digest. I have always been fortunate to love my work and my volunteerism is no different. A lifelong avid reader, I’m regularly scouring for good writers who know how to explain the news, whether written or spoken. We boomers are still amazed with any TV that has more than three channels. Enter YouTube.
Where are you getting your news from?
At 72 I still subscribe to and read my local paper, the Salisbury Post. I find the editorial page a good reflection of community opinions. The regularly featured statewide columnists provide views from both sides of important issues and local news coverage keeps me current to actions by local government. Free Subscriptions arrive in my email at all hours and lead to more writers on Substack. I begin every morning with Heather Cox Richardson’s, Letters from an American, for a calm explanation of both current national news, related historical events, and implications. Robert Hubbell’s, Today’s Edition, provides a comfortable bubble that is trustworthy, although very opinionated. Both authors provide links to everything they cover. For an overview of national and international news, I read the latest from the Associated Press. Being retired, my partner and I have time to watch TV and discuss what we watch. Both PBS News Hour, The Bulwark, and other independent news resources on YouTube have good coverage and differing views. For example, I browse The Bulwark for interesting topics, guest interviews, and coverage of focus groups with voters. NPR is usually on in the car. My social media is Facebook and I watch Carolina Forward reels for a synopsis of NC news and use those snippets to find a more complete explanation on NC Newsline, an online publication.
Got any favorites?
Associated Press, Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American, Robert Hubbell’s Today’s Edition, NC Newsline, Salisbury Post, NPR, PBS News Hour, State Lines, The Bulwark, Democracy Docket, Carolina Forward
Tell us a little bit about yourself:
I’ve had the good fortune of working and living in a variety of places, but I have always identified as a Southerner. I’m a writer with a background in communications, outreach, and marketing. I’m also an avid news consumer, although I prefer to read the news over watching or listening.
Where are you getting news from?
I follow national coverage from outlets like the Associated Press and the New York Times, but I also look for news in publications that are related to specific industries, like Chalkbeat. I also keep an eye out for reporting from cities across the country, along with in-depth investigative reporting from outlets like ProPublica. I often browse Reddit for links to news articles, because I also enjoy seeing what people are commenting on in response.
What are your favorites?
Associated Press, New York Times, Texas Tribune, Miami Herald, Al-Jazeera, ProPublica, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, Chalkbeat, Agriculture.com, Carolina Forward, and The Guardian.
Tell us a little about yourself:
I’m Karen Puckett. I’m a mom of two adult daughters and grandmom to 12 year old Leo and 5 year old Monica. I taught in the Rowan Salisbury Schools for 20 years as a Media Specialist and ESL teacher. I seek out news sources that provide context regarding events of the day.
Got any favorites?
Democracy Docket, ProPublica, The Contrarian, Heather Cox Richardson’s Letters from an American, Zeteo, The Weekly List, American Pamphleteer, Rick Wilson’s Against All Enemies, The Don Lemon Show, Greg Olear’s PREVAIL, Noel’s Notes, Joyce Vance’s Civil Discourse, Joy Reid’s Joy’s House, Letters From Leo, Julie K. Brown’s The Epstein Files, Sarah Kendzior, The Breakdown With Allison Gill, and more.
Tell us a little about yourself:
I’m a 35-year-old parent and IT engineer. I find myself in the weird position where following the news is actively detrimental to my mental health, but being uninformed feels morally and socially negligent, so I’m trying to thread that needle of keeping abreast of what’s going on without burying myself in the 24/7 news cycle. I hate the “talking-head” style of news that we get nowadays, so I almost exclusively read it rather than watch it.
Where are you getting news from?
To that end, I don’t follow many sources in particular; instead, I tend to browse the headline stories of a news aggregator I trust once or twice a day and look at their summaries so I can get the gist of what’s happening. My go-to source is Ground News because they make an active effort to not only show the biases of their source news orgs (including international ones; they source from everywhere), but they also highlight stories that have disproportionate coverage by one side or the other to try and help people fill in blind spots. I also enjoy Ed Zitron’s “Where’s Your Ed At” for specifically keeping abreast of the AI bubble from a perspective that isn’t breathlessly repeating the same sound bites over and over.
What are your favorites?
Ground News, Where’s Your Ed At, GovBrief Today, and Anduin (see above).
Salisbury Post
AP
Reuters
ProPublica
Politico
NPR
BBC
Democracy Now
Chalkbeat
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Carolina Forward
The Guardian
Cardinal & Pine
Texas Tribune
NC Newsline
PBS NewsHour
Al-Jazeera
The Globe & Mail
Miami Herald
Deutsche Welle North America
NewsNation
Democracy Docket
PBS State Lines
PBS News Hour
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NC News Digest – (A weekly roundup of NC specific news from Tricia Shapiro)
Jessica Craven – Chop Wood, Carry Water
Jay Kuo – The Status Kuo
Robert Hubbell – Today’s Edition
Jess Piper – The View from Rural Missouri
The Bulwark
Greg Olear – PREVAIL
The Contrarian – Jen Rubin Norman Eisen
Erin in the Morning – (News and discussion about trans legislation)
Sharon McMahon – The Preamble
Heather Cox Richardson – Letters from an American
Joyce Vance – Civil Discourse
Zeteo
The Weekly List
GovBrief – Daily Brief on the US Government
Timothy Snyder – Thinking About
(Ground News is an aggregate that provides a meter of bias and several sources, allowing you to read and determine how a topic is being reported)
Ground News
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