The Online Titans Deliver News As Slivers of Information
July 8, 2019
Last week a person who plays piano in our local symphony orchestra asked me, “How can I keep track of the news?”
Ever helpful, I immediately responded The Big Project. If you are not familiar with this service, navigate to this link for news. The service is a useful place to look for US and non-US news. Content is in English as well as in other languages. The layout takes a bit of learning, but the service is a good one.
But the write up “Google News vs Microsoft News: Which News Reader Is Better” goes in a different direction. In the article, the two choices are Google and Microsoft. The methods of access are mostly mobile centric.
The bottom line seems to be a fine “no decision” by the experts at Guiding Tech. The article states:
Here is what I think. Google News is better when it comes to managing sources and finding content or news stories. You can control and add topics, blogs, and magazines. The Full Coverage and Timeline feature are beneficial. Microsoft News offers a better reading experience. The dark mode is consistent, it blocks ads effectively, and you can change the layout or even font size.
Gentle reader, compare these two news services to the content available from The Big Project. Answer these questions:
- Which of the three allows explicit access to specific sources?
- Which of the three contain content in more than one language?
- Which of the three makes it possible to follow a story across publications and countries?
Like much US generated information, the perspective within the American lens is different (sometimes) from that which is available from multiple lenses.
Informed or uninformed? Which is better? In Harrod’s Creek, we go with the multiple source approach. Big slices and chunks of news, please, not slivers, not tiny slivers from a curated selection of just okay sources.
Stephen E Arnold, July 8, 2019
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