NEWS
BE IN THE KNOW
BEST APPS
BY LEANNE HAYS
Patch
(Free)
Patch delivers local
news for more than 1,200 towns
across the US. Keep up with breaking
news notifi cations, community calen-
dars, and coverage of events near you.theSkimm
($2.99/month)
This ad-free app offers
a daily fi ve-minute sum-
mary of breaking news.
theSkimm podcast and book and media
recommendations promote deeper un-
derstanding of complex issues.AP News
(Free)
The Associated Press
has delivered unbiased
news since 1846, and
its customizable app continues this
mission. Top stories, video, radio, and
local news options are included.NPR
(Free)
A long-trusted standby,
the National Public Ra-
dio app streams on-
demand content and live broadcasts.
Listen to radio stories individually or
add them to custom playlists.YOUR DAILY DOSE OF INFORMATION
BuzzFeed News
(Free)
BuzzFeed is raking in
awards from the National Press Foun-
dation among others. Download for
stellar investigative journalism and
cutting-edge arts and culture coverage.C-SPAN Radio
(Free)
If you’re serious about
politics, check out this
app. Four channels
of commercial-free content include
press conferences, speeches, Con-
gressional hearings, and podcasts.Reuters News
(Free)
Build your news feed
from a variety of global topics includ-
ing energy, US politics, technology,
and dozens more.Scientifi c American
($5.99/issue)
Want to read up on
the latest scientifi c
theories and break-
throughs? Get a subscription to the
SA app; long-form articles and com-
prehensive graphics will expand your
knowledge.Foreign Affairs
($9.99/issue)
The Foreign Affairs
app offers download-
able articles by civic
leaders and top analysts for offl ine
reading. Topics include global politics,
business, technology, science, and
history.BBC News
(Free)
This app offers text,
radio, and video reports
including one-minute
world news, top-ten lists of popular
stories, and a news feed curated from
topics and locations of your choosing.LONG FORM OPTIONS FOR DIVING
NEWS
SOURCES
YOU CAN
TRUST
Two recent Gallup polls indi-
cate that our trust in the media
has hit an all-time low. In fact,
62 percent of adults in the
United States are of the opin-
ion that coverage is biased,
and 44 percent believe that it’s
downright false. No one wants
to waste their time on inaccu-
rate news sources, so let’s go
over some apps you can trust
to deliver reliable, well-curated
content to your device.LOCAL NEWS SOURCERISING STAR! CUSTOMIZE YOUR NEWS FEED
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