Journalism and coffee–a match made in Heaven!
I enjoy news–especially good news! By that, I’m not always referring to the Gospel, but I admit that most of the time, that’s the deal. However, I’m thankful for good journalism, even when bad news must be reported.
A quality news platform never takes delight in reporting negative happenings. It operates with integrity and isn't driven to air the negative stuff in order to increase views and subscriptions. Sensationalism has no business in any journalism platform.
Good journalism should inspire thoughtful consideration and contemplation for possible improvements and solutions among their readers, what’s reported isn’t good. That could include raising awareness to help those in a difficult situation, collaborating with their communities and local governments to provide physical help where possible and the most powerful help of all, prayer.
This type of reporting has been a rare thing for decades. Back in 1982, I landed my first newspaper job as a content proofer (and revisionist) for the Princeton Daily Clarion. Yup, it was a young, news-hound’s dream come true! My first shift began the night after I graduated from Gibson Southern.
Over the next five months, I went from typing 20 words-per-minute to over 100, developed a lifetime love affair with rich coffee and listened to the truth in Don Henley's song, Dirty Laundry. It was a perfect breakdown of what was going on in a big chunk of newspapers, magazines and televised content around the globe.
Things haven't changed other than a consistently spiking increase in regards to a lack of integrity in a large percentage of journalism platforms. There’s more dirty laundry being shoveled to the masses than ever before and it's available in every format there is, maybe other than smoke signals.
Thankfully though, high-quality, real journalism still exists. There's a growing number of news platforms producing validated information and maintaining readership for it's professionalism rather than sensationalism. Integrity has everything to do with good journalism.
That’s why I’m excited to introduce you to one of my newer, fav sources of real, professional journalism, The Pour Over.
Lemme tell you why...
To keep this short for you, I’m gonna compress it into a little list.
☙ It’s a Christian operated platform
☙ The content is produced from a neutral perspective
☙ Its sources are valid
☙ It doesn’t rely on sensationalism to gain readership
☙ Truthful reporting is their standard
☙ It’s in digital format so it saves trees and can be read via any of your digital devices
☙ Subscribers get it delivered to their email in short versions a few times a week or the full version, once per week
☙ They have ads that are tasteful and their content is NEVER AD SATURATED
☙ It’s COFFEE THEMED (yeah–I’m smiling so big right now!)
☙ It’s FREE! (Still smiling!)
They also offer some very cool merch.
The wrap!
Thanks for visiting!
I have high hopes that you’ll at least try them on for size and consider subscribing. They sincerely produce excellent journalism for anyone of any religious affiliation or lack thereof.
I have high hopes that you’ll at least try them on for size and consider subscribing. They sincerely produce excellent journalism for anyone of any religious affiliation or lack thereof.
Until next time,
Shalom, shalom!
Angelia
