For these chaotic times, we’ve put together a list of media sites for you to explore. You’ll find insights, historical comparisons, news, and more.
Independent Writers
- Brian Beutier, Dan Pfeiffer (The Message Box)
- Jamelle Bouie (New York Times)
- Jessica Craven (Chop Wood, Carry Water}
- Marc Elias (Democracy Docket)
- Thom Hartmann (The Thom Hartmann Program)
- Medhi Hassan (Zeteo)
- Robert Hubbell (Today’s Edition Newsletter)
- Osita Nwanevu (The New Republic)
- Brian Podhorzer (Weekend Reading)
- Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
- Timothy Snyder (Thinking About…)
- Joyce Vance (Civil Discourse)
Podcasts and New Media
- Deep State Radio (The DSR Network)
- Majority Report with Sam Seder
- Meidas Touch
- No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen
- Pitchfork Economics
- Politics Girl with Leigh McGowan
- The Bulwark
- The Contrarian with Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen
- The David Pakman Show
- The Warning with Steve Schmidt
- To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
Traditional & Mainstream News Outlets
- BBC
- Harper’s
- Mother Jones
- NPR
- PBS
- ProPublica
- Rolling Stone
- The American Prospect
- The Atlantic
- The Guardian
- The New Republic
Fact Checking & Media-Bias Resources
- Ad Fontes Media (Interactive Media Bias Chart)
- AllSides (Media Bias ratings)
- FactCheck.org
- Ground News (bias checker feature)
- Media Bias/Fact Check
- PolitiFact
- Reuters Fact Check
- Snopes
Other Notable Mentions
- 1440 (fact driven news with over 100 sources)
- Daily Kos (community-driven political news)
- Democracy Now! (for progressive-leaning coverage)
- Pod Save America (focusing on progressive politics)
- Talking Points Memo
- The Intercept (for deep investigative or policy-focused content)
- WTF Just Happened Today? (synopsis of news stories)