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.

  • philpo@feddit.org
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    24 hours 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.