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How your daily email is made
We read news all day and argue all night — to make sure your 5 minutes are well spent.
Our politically diverse editorial team of liberals and conservatives start with:
What's being covered?
We scour 30+ publications to see what's making the top news.
What are people talkingabout?
Leverage tools like Newswhip, Blue Feed, Red Feed, and social media to see what’s trending.
Choose 1 topic (sometimes 2)
Must be substantive and/or offer fresh perspectives
Read. Read. Read.
Read all the recent op-eds and analyses on the topic/topics, and choose the most thoughtful and informative articles from each side.
(Here are the tools we use to determine our Left and Right categorizations)
Survey and analysis from the Pew Research Center
Survey and analysis from the Knight Foundation
Media bias ratings from AllSides
Media Bias/Fact Check
Berkman Klein Center study on the 2016 election coverage
In addition to the publications themselves, we also pay attention to the self-described and perceived political leanings of the authors we cite.
Choose the most representative and/or thought-provoking snippet(s) from each article
This is the fun part, where every article and snippet we choose is fact-checked, and approved by at least one liberal AND one conservative team member:
Add a light-hearted article to brighten your day :)
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Our Mission
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We’re a one-stop shop for smart, concise summaries of political analysis from both conservative and liberal media. Our goal is to become a news source for liberals, moderates, independents, conservatives, and even the apolitical.
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