Why another news aggregator?

There are several reasons for building another news aggregator app. I am listing some of the reasons in a series of short notes, in no particular order. This is Note 2.

There was a time when news used to report facts. If and when a newspaper wanted to share its opinion, it used to do that under a column clearly marked as "Editorial" or "Opinion." Over the years, mainstream media became partisan, and opinions began mixing with facts, especially after the advent of news-only TV channels. News got diluted, but the opinions you heard were still those of people in power. Then social media happened. News percolated into social media. Then news aggregators happened. And more damagingly, social media (and the loudest voices) started flooding news.

With deepfakes added to the mix, we are today hard-pressed to figure out what is fact, what is opinion, what is real, and what is fake.

At Tikker, we want to take a small step toward correcting this. While we cannot remove opinions from news publications, we can at least eliminate the direct infiltration of social media posts into news. Towards this end, Tikker News will only host genuine publications. So, when you read an article on Tikker News, you will know exactly who has published it.

Is there a specialized/local/vernacular publication you would like to see on Tikker? Are you one such publication that would like to be on Tikker? Let us know.

The number of publications on board at the moment might still be underwhelming. We are working towards adding more. Don't give up on us. Install the app and keep track of progress. We need early adopters and evangelists like you. We can't do it alone.