It's News to Me
Sydney Palmer on creating a better news diet. “I read the news every day” is something you may not hear on a regular basis from a 23-year-old. It’s even more rare in 2026, with the rise of “news-fluencers” and platforms like TikTok and Instagram becoming the primary news sources for so many of us. It’s easy to spend 15 minutes—or, if you’re like me, two hours—on TikTok, stumble across a few headlines, and feel like you are “well versed” in the news. Four years ago, I probably thought the...