from Hacker News

Ask HN: Best compact news sources outside tech news?

by zaidrahman on 8/29/12, 7:08 PM with 4 comments

I often lose track of news outside the technology spectrum. What is the single best source of news on the Internet which offers it in a comprehensive, compact, and perhaps even in an aggregated form for all major events around the globe.

After some research, the following are the best bets:

1. Evening Edition: http://evening-edition.com

2. Sub-Reddit World News: http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews

3. NYTimes: http://global.nytimes.com

However, I still feel unsatisfied, as these aren't comprehensive enough.

If you have anything to add, please do us geeks a favour, and let us know.

Thanks!

  • by viraj_shah on 8/29/12, 7:23 PM

    I think this a tough thing to find. "Compact" is dependent really on what you want as news. You are bound to miss somethings as all of the worlds news is too much for any one person to read.

    That being said Google News isn't bad. http://news.google.com/

    It isn't pretty but I wouldn't be surprised if there are better readers out there.

  • by ilamont on 8/29/12, 7:29 PM

    Gawker has an uncanny ability to find unusual angles to many major stories, and also finds enough offbeat/entertaining news to provide a mental break from work and HN.

  • by markkat on 8/29/12, 7:34 PM

    http://hubski.com is a smogasbord. It depends on who you follow.

    Full disclosure: it's mine.