Hi everyone,

I am looking for a reliable European news service and would love to hear what you use and why.

I am based in Germany, so European sources that work well here are especially interesting to me. I am not looking for newsletters or RSS setups, just full news platforms or apps.

A few questions to guide your answers:

- Which European news service do you use most often?

- Is it free or paid, and if paid, do you feel the cost is justified?

- Do you use it mainly for European news, global coverage, or both?

- How would you describe its editorial approach (neutral, opinionated, investigative, etc)?

I am aiming to get a broader European perspective.
Practical comments about usability, quality of reporting, or specific strong areas are very welcome.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

  • Noctambulist@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 day ago

    I like Deutschlandfunk for my basic news. They have their own app Dlf Nachrichten (German, free), as has Reuters, which I use as a secondary source for international news (English, 1 €/week). When I have more time or want to follow something specific, I go for the web versions of newspapers, mostly Süddeutsche Zeitung (German, subscription) and The Guardian (English, mostly free). For European politics Euractiv is pretty good (English/German/others, free).

    I know you said no RSS but you should consider it. It’s really the only way to handle more than a handful of news sources. I’ve been very happy with Inoreader for years, which allows me to manage over a hundred sources, some of which I only want to monitor for specific subjects.

    • philpo@feddit.org
      2·
      1 day ago

      Excellent points,just a few things added:

      • Sueddeutsche has a english section as well that also includes some articles from the Atlantic

      • TAZ.de is also an option,it’s free but mostly German (but also has a small English section). It’s bit like the Guardian but more left leaning.

      • heise.de is a reasonably good news source for tech news both in German and English

      • France24.com is a good english speaking choice for world news,especially as they often cover topic not heavily covered by other news outlets,e.g. things in Africa,Asia,etc.

      • Sadly only German speaking but ver good: Der Falter (falter.at) from Austria.

      There is a directory of European newspapers at newspapers-europe.eu.

      Another protip: You can get registered in a library and a lot of them provide free access to a LOT of magazines to read for free online. And you often don’t even have to live close to said library to register and can register online.

    • FeedRunner@europe.pubOP
      0·
      18 hours ago

      I’ve just downloaded the apps for Deutschlandfunk, Reuters, and the Guardian to explore them in more detail. Euractiv and Süddeutsche Zeitung are next on my list. Thanks for the thoughtful recommendations!

      • Squizzy@lemmy.world
        1·
        12 hours ago

        Reuters tookoil money to push a narrative. I like the AP.

        Ground News seems too good to be true, fearful of how it changes up. Canadian though.