7. Science, technology, math
8. Esoterica: unusual articles about current affairs
9. Surprising, humorous or amusing
10. Music, film, books, arts, food and travel
All 10 categories are obviously not represented every day, but most make guest appearances throughout any given week. Knowing the readership of this site, markets, investing and economics have the greatest representation; there have been occasional days when that’s all it is.
The narrative comes from finding a common theme. It’s nuanced, but if you squint you might be able to see it.
Be balanced, but have an opinion.
It’s important to recognize that this reflects the views of one person -- albeit one who is immersed in media as both a consumer and a producer. I have definite opinions about oh so many things. However, I am open to being convinced otherwise; that is why I use the “see also” or “but see” mentions to suggest there may be multiple opinions worth unpacking.
I am always surprised about accusations of bias. This week’s BuzzFeed link about Facebook selling guns was not, as several of you suggested, anti-gun. I enjoy shooting but believe in reasonable regulations, terrorist watchlists, etc. But the link was about Facebook, which seems to violate its own policies about nearly everything!
One last thing: Editors, not writers, create the headlines. A linked headline is often a “clickbaity” version of what the article is about. I have a novel idea: Please read the linked article before you accuse me of (fill in the blank).