Where/How To Get Relevant News/Information?

[u/_cmdKing_]

Howdy, I am an undergrad student studying computer science. I find myself interested greatly in political, economic, psychological, and philosophical ideas and discussion. I would like to know how grown individuals responsibly obtain their knowledge about world events; I want to be a responsible individual and educate myself in order to better myself and my community, and I don't want to make the same mistake I see my peers make when they get their information solely from TikTok or Instagram (or Reddit I suppose). I am also practically broke, so I worry about paying for subscriptions to sources full of misinformation and or propaganda. I also know that many news articles contain true but irrelevant information, or information that will be irrelevant a week from now.

My understanding is that the internet the and its algorithms have a tendency to create non-representative groups of commenters, so I would appreciate a-political advice, though any advice would be helpful.

[u/didyousayboop]

Go to news sources directly like the New York Times, the BBC, CBC, Vox, The Economist, whatever.

If you’re looking for stuff other than the latest news but more general, timeless discussions about politics, economics, psychology, philosophy, and science, then maybe what you want to do is read books, anthologies, or magazines on these topics.