Not exactly under the radar, but the writing and reporting are top notch
I’ve gotten into 404 Media lately, too
Dec 31, 2024
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independent journalists are great, usually via substack or bluesky - a few i follow include: Talia Jane, Dr. Lucky Tran, Ken Klippenstein, Marisa Kabas, Spencer Ackerman, Kat Tenbarge, Kim Kelly, Law Dork. just be sure to read more than one source (though that is standard advice for reading any news lol).
i also admittedly (as a leftist!) mostly read/listen to things that i think are perceived as left-friendly - Democracy Now, Al Jazeera, and Hellgate for news; outlets like In These Times, The Flytrap, ProPublica, Intercept, Verge, Rolling Stones and Teen Vogue etc. for analyses and exclusives
mainstream outlets like the AP can be O.K., i read them usually for developing/live situations as they tend to be kept really up to date more than smaller outlets, but i also take MSM with a grain of salt because they recently all had terrible language and bias against Palestinians the last two years (article) and trans people too
& always avoid the new york times as much as possible! archive.ph is your friend
Feb 19, 2025
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US-lean but lots of international stuff. you mention BBC so i’m assuming you’re a brit but if you’re american or okay with a US-lean in your media - here’s leftist and independent or worker-owned news. they all do political reporting some just have a general lean in content. all have social media accounts/email newsletters and i’m guessing most have rss if youre into that
general lefty: In These Times, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Real News Network, The New Republic, Truthout
social movement + labor focus: Unicorn Riot, Jacobin, BreakThrough News, More Perfect Union
tech or science focus: The Intercept, 404 Media, The Verge, Inside Climate News, Sequencer Mag
identity focus / perspective (ie feminist, lgbtq, bipoc): Prism Reports, The Advocate, The Flytrap, Capital B, 19th News, Jewish Currents, ReWire, Assigned Media, Prison Journalism Project, The New Arab
culture focus (music/film/tv/lit/sports): Hearing Things, Book Riot, Pop Heist, Defector, Aftermath, Edge of Sports
read with a grain of salt but i like a lot of local outlets too
Apr 24, 2025
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it’s a digital publication but it has really cool essays and videos
Sep 3, 2024
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The occupation persists, the oppression persists, the torture persists.
The occupiers are psychotic and their work is never finished.
People who’ve paid attention won’t be surprised by this photo from Gaza.
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