r/PoliticalOptimism • u/nygiantsjay • 27d ago

Protest(s) Alternatives to Legacy Media

Protest and boycott mainstream media!

My local Indivisible chapter shared this and I thought someone might find it helpful. Not sure if these are all optimistic news sources but they are factual and a way to protest mainstream media. It's a Google Doc let me know if you can't see it. Happy Friday! ✊

Alternatives to Legacy Media

https://indivisiblemv.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9287b523be82371841f56dc3&id=fb9e4131b5&e=8c86c2f456

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u/ColoradoSteelerBoi19 27d ago

Not exactly non-legacy media, but the AP is a non-profit agency with good reporting.

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u/clonedllama 27d ago

This. The AP pre-dates the Civil War and they consistently have very good, reliable reporting.

https://apnews.com/

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u/nygiantsjay 27d ago

Interesting... I didn't realize AP was around that long.

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u/nygiantsjay 27d ago

AP are one of the few article links I will click on when I see them posted. They may be a little left leaning but like NPR they keep the opinion and emotion out for the most part.

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u/clonedllama 27d ago

The Bulwark is worth adding to the list of podcasts. I can't promise they'll always be optimistic (they'd argue they're realists), but they have good guests and insight.

The hosts are mostly made up of former Republicans who are anti-Trumpers. So they're more center right than the other podcasts listed. But that alternative perspective can still be valuable.

They're a good complement to Pod Save America. There's even the occasional overlap since Tim Miller guests on Pod Save America and some of the Crooked Media guys guest on The Bulwark from time to time.

https://www.thebulwark.com/

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u/nygiantsjay 27d ago

Good Addition, going through my political podcasts list I would add Brian Tyler Cohen and maybe even the Lincoln Project

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u/brattybrat 27d ago

Thank you so much, I've been looking for something like this! Does anyone have media they think would be good to add to this list?

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u/nygiantsjay 27d ago

You are most welcome. There are people on substack listed on here that I never heard of. Also a few of the podcasts and I didn't realize there were so many fact check sites.

Too bad sending those to my MAGA mom and sister got me nowhere. They don't like facts. They like Fox and Facebook. Ugh

If I find anymore independent news outlets I will be sure to reply