Like the "avoid it" answer, I also like to read criticism instead of news, whether it be book reviews, movie reviews, album reviews, video game reviews. Partially to increase my literary skills, and partially to help me notice more around me as I consume entertainment. A&LDaily New Book reviews in particular. I read a lot more book, film, and game reviews than I read, watch, or play.
Longform and Longreads are great ways to find more magazine like researched stories, instead of daily infotainment style "news."
Like the "avoid it" answer, I also like to read criticism instead of news, whether it be book reviews, movie reviews, album reviews, video game reviews. Partially to increase my literary skills, and partially to help me notice more around me as I consume entertainment. A&LDaily New Book reviews in particular. I read a lot more book, film, and game reviews than I read, watch, or play.
Longform and Longreads are great ways to find more magazine like researched stories, instead of daily infotainment style "news."
Full List
https://techmeme.com/river
https://hckrnews.com
https://redef.com/
https://aldaily.com
https://scitechdaily.com
https://longform.org
https://longreads.com
https://mediagazer.com/river
https://memeorandum.com/river
The aldaily media list (https://www.aldaily.com/media/) and redef sources chart (https://redef.com/charts/sources/total) are also good pages.
For film specifically https://letterboxd.com/ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/ https://www.metacritic.com/