I use a Scanner Radio (Android) app for "emergency" events. Duno if iPhone has an app like it.
For actual news local radio or OTA but I rarely tune in.
This methodology came about after being annoyed stressed out and fed up with the way things are going. Everyone blames they want change but 1 out of 3.35 milare willing to attempt to make a change. Not fully saying violence is the way but it sure seems like it worked for the rich and powerful.
Just whatever makes it on fedi, fark, and the news here in Japan. I do occasionally watch local/regional US news where my family live if something is going on (hurricanes or such for example).
I've given up on national news post election. I used to read the Washington post as well as the daily ABC podcast. Post election its just a bummer. I will probably go back to keeping informed eventually but I'm not there yet.
With all the stuff recently I've been thinking similarly about Lemmy. It's a bit "much".
On the bright side, I've been meaning to read a book for months and that finally gave me the impetus to start:-). I really enjoy how calming that is, as opposed to continual doomscrolling.
TikTok for the initial what's going on then various different reputable (the little I can find) news sites.
Yes I get news from tiktok because they don't do as much propaganda bullshit other social media sites do lik blocking certain subjects because they don't like it.
It is but a lot of times people find something out from places not the American news has, for instance people from other countries knowing things the American news don't really say.
It has anything and everything it seems like, really good at finding others who are like me, very diverse and different kinda people on there. Yes bad people obviously, but that's the Internet in general.
People talk about things on there. Give there personal opinions and thoughts on stuff.
That's an interesting perspective - I hear that what's bad about it is more the data tracking, but that it delivers on content so people like it. How does it compare to YouTube in terms of blocking content, do you happen to know?
I don't really know that much about what YouTube blocks. All I know is I get a shit ton .ore lgbt and neurodivergent people on TikTok randomly then I ever do on YouTube. I get my diversity and different people. YouTube just seems like it's all click bait shit I can't handle. "Top ten ***" kinda stuff. And when I tried YouTube shorts I couldn't find anything relatable or wanting. And they all seemed very just generic.