My feed (UK based) seems to give me the major news stories well before the mainstream (BBC), and I'm taking days if not weeks in some cases. Now it could be that's how the mainstream decides to cover a particular story? What's worrying is when a story is all over X but isn't covered.

To give an example, the recent protests in Iran where being covered on X but the BBC was silent for weeks before finally covering the story (for a few days).

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dylan604 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Could it also be that "mainstream" news are actually trying to verify information and/or obtain confirmation from other sources? All of that is done in an attempt to avoid promoting false information. People tweeting do not do any of that

	▲	iamnothere an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Could be. Of course, the UK press can also be subject to “D-Notices” that prevent publication of certain sensitive stories. In cases where a story may be subject to a D-Notice, your only hope for information is to go to alternative or foreign media.