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Perspectives

Our longer essays on the future of news: Where it's going, what's breaking, and what we'd do about it. Written to be argued with and sent to a friend.

The topics below hold our quick, plain answers to the questions people ask us about news.

The first essay is being written.

SMS News

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SMS News

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Kira Shishkin

News by text message: how it works and what happens before it lands

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Kira Shishkin

What's SMS news?

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Kira Shishkin

Why text beats email for news

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Kira Shishkin

Text newsletters vs email newsletters: which one actually gets read?

News Avoidance

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News Avoidance

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Kira Shishkin

How do you follow the news without it following you?

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News Avoidance

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Kira Shishkin

Can you get the day's news in five minutes?

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Kira Shishkin

How to read the news in ten minutes and remember it

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Kira Shishkin

Fix your news diet: a 7-day plan to read less and know more

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News Avoidance

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Kira Shishkin

The case for reading less news

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News Avoidance

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Kira Shishkin

News fatigue is real, here's what the data says

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Kira Shishkin

What is news avoidance, and what exactly are people quitting?

News Curation

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News Curation

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Kira Shishkin

What is news literacy, and how do you practice it?

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Kira Shishkin

What is a news digest, and what makes one worth reading?

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News Curation

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Kira Shishkin

Are there any unbiased news sources? How to judge one yourself

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Kira Shishkin

What is media bias? Seven types, and the ones readers miss

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Kira Shishkin

What's the best news app? Six questions that pick yours

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News Curation

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Kira Shishkin

Curated news vs algorithmic feeds

AI News Quality

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AI News Quality

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Kira Shishkin

Can you trust AI news summaries?

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AI News Quality

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Kira Shishkin

How accurate is ChatGPT on today's news?

Psychology of News

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Psychology of News

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Kira Shishkin

What is doomscrolling and how do you stop it?

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Psychology of News

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Kira Shishkin

Information overload: Why more news can leave you knowing less

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Psychology of News

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Kira Shishkin

News anxiety: what it is and how to ease it without tuning out

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Kira Shishkin

News addiction: The signs, the research, and how to cut back

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Shrestha Saha

Why your brain keeps the bad news and drops the good

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Psychology of News

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Kira Shishkin

How to stop doomscrolling without quitting the news

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Kira Shishkin

What's doomscrolling, and what does it do to you?

News Industry

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News Industry

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Shrestha Saha

Rolling news vs nightly news: Which one keeps you better informed?

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News Industry

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Shrestha Saha

The true cost of a free news app: Data, attention, and accuracy

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News Industry

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Shrestha Saha

Do most news companies just copy the same source? Yes

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News Industry

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Kira Shishkin

How news gets chosen

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