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Ask HN: What level of news do you need and not need?

bwb Monday, October 20, 2025

I've been thinking a lot lately about the news I receive versus the news I need to function as a voting member of my city/region/country/planet.

I am really frustrated by a few things:

News doesn't put the story into context. i.e., 5 clowns murdered at party, but it never puts the overall murder rate to understand if this really matters as a trend.

Does anyone know a news website putting the big picture in context?

I also do not like that stories don't allow you to get followups. For example, on court cases, I want to know what ends up happening, how those SC or Fed court rulings actually impact businesses, etc.

Anyone know any news organizations tracking that type of stuff so that interested peeps can keep getting updates?

And finally, are there any news websites that are screening out day to day stuff and just posting monthly status on what is going on to help put the trend in context?

Everything just seems like 100 voices in a room screaming for attention and no context or decision on what is really important or fascinating...

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