The best news services, according to hackers
3 news services were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 2 earn the Hacker Approved badge.
Top picks
The two most recommended news services with the badge. Each figure is 2 people. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Named as a go-to source
People recommend Reuters for plain, neutral reporting and its own write-ups of breaking stories. The most common caveat is that it carries bloat and advertising like most news outlets.
Preferred alongside Reuters as a source
People recommend AP for opinion-free news and timely push notifications, and often name it alongside Reuters as a go-to source.
All 3 news services, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reuters | 23 | 5 | 82% | 9 | — | Approved |
| 2 | Associated Press | 10 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| 3 | AP News | 6 | 2 | 75% | 6 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same news service in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to news services that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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