It is nearly three months since the presidential election. Just a week+ after inauguration. Papa senses a bit more calm in the nation. To be sure there is still an element of doom and gloom in the media unhappy with the election results. And, it’s all baloons and bubbles for the other side. However, even with some of the most vehement of the partisan media there is a dose of moving on. That situation may be temporary but it is a feeling I have from my own news watching.
Yet, Papa understands that his news watching may be as outdated as his bones. Somewhere I read that younger folks get a majority of their news from sources I barely know exist. Podcasts, blogs and influencers? I’m not even sure how to find them much less sort the good from the bad. Two to three million podcasts in America is one estimate I saw. I know that many of my news sources have migrated to the internet but in many respects they only represent old time media outlets. So, there may be a lot more more going on that is unknown to Papa. As Ann Margaret said in a movie line to an old time film actor favorite of mine, “Comfortable.” I have my entrenched ways.
What do I recommend? Do your own winnowing and sifting but these are the sites on my tablet’s favorites. I go to most on daily basis. A few only once or twice a week. BBC, CBC, CNN, DRUDGE, FOX, FOX BIZ, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL, NY SUN, JERUSALEM POST, REAL CLEAR POLITICS, NY POST, TORONTO STAR, AXIOS, POLITICO, SUN TIMES, YAHOO NEWS, KGW-KOIN-KATU, GLOBAL NEWS.CA
Drudge and Real Clear Politics are good starting points for entry to a variety of sources. The NY Sun is closest to classic journalism. The old time mass journalism sites now charge more than I’m willing to pay for slanted news. I do get a few free articles from them elsewhere. So, I get a tiny taste of the NY Times/Washington Post/Wall Steert Journal.
These next four years may be interesting. More governance and less jibber-jabbering would be nice. Mostly, Papa hopes that 2028 brings a chance to vote for a presidential candidate from one of the two main political parties. 16 years is a long time. Wow, will marking a ballot at age 85 be the most strenuous bodily function attainable? A goal for the future.