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MrPurple

(985 posts) Wed Jun 28, 2017, 12:44 PM Jun 2017

New Google News layout is awful - any suggestion for alternate news aggregator sites? [View all]

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EDIT: THE OLD LAYOUT OF GOOGLE NEWS CAN NOW BE ACCESSED AT THEOLDGNEWS.COM

I've used Google News as my PC homepage since it started in 2004, I think. Last night, they implemented a new layout, which really destroys using the service for me. There was great information density and I could see dozens of stories at a glance across my screen, links to different sources providing the same story.

The new format seems geared toward phones and I can see two stories with TONS of white space on the sides and need to scroll endlessly and still don't find the info easily that was on a single widescreen PC screen before. Are any other Google News users frustrated with this change today? Are there alternate news aggregator sites that you like? I really loved Google News - lots of news at a glance from lots of good sources. But, the update is such a big downgrade that it's likely time to move on to something else.

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New Google News layout is awful - any suggestion for alternate news aggregator sites? [View all] MrPurple Jun 2017 OP

I use Google News by searching only. MineralMan Jun 2017 #1

I like seeing a panoply of breaking global events in one screen shot, click when I want to know more MrPurple Jun 2017 #4

Have you tried it today? The search function is just as bad. LeftInTX Jun 2017 #16

No, I haven't, actually. I rarely go beyond the first results page MineralMan Jun 2017 #17

The new format doesn't work as well for searching, either. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #25

well, this won't be helpful Brainstormy Jun 2017 #2

I use Twitter as a news feed. n/t demmiblue Jun 2017 #3

Do they still have the format button? leftstreet Jun 2017 #5

They have a Settings drop down for customization. MineralMan Jun 2017 #7

The new version might not have been implemented for you yet, I don't have a classic settings choice MrPurple Jun 2017 #9

Click the gear. It doesn't offer any "Classic" setting, MineralMan Jun 2017 #12

Twitter is probably the best melman Jun 2017 #6

Twitter is crap. Slightly more advanced than cavemen grunts. Thor_MN Jul 2017 #49

Associated Press Alea Jun 2017 #8

agree and Reuters "the wire" side of the app Deb Jun 2017 #37

Thousands of people have complained about this in Google forums MrPurple Jun 2017 #10

I liked the old version for the same reason you did. And I hate the new format. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #24

It looks like shit dalton99a Jun 2017 #11

Think it's meant to be easier on phones, but stupid not just have 2 separate versions MrPurple Jun 2017 #13

I am on a phone and looks the same to me . I am in the US lunasun Jun 2017 #14

I use FigTree Jun 2017 #15

That's what I use too. I like it. n/t Chemisse Jun 2017 #29

+1 leftstreet Jun 2017 #34

Thanks for sharing this info. I've never heard of that site before. jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #40

Agree, awful....it is like it is pandering to the "graphics" crowd instead of the "reading" crowd LeftInTX Jun 2017 #18

I think it's about catering to people who are using tiny phone screens MrPurple Jun 2017 #20

That was my first thought when seeing it. Liberal In Texas Jul 2017 #51

I use Yahoo. Sometimes they screw it up, but get it straight. Blue_true Jun 2017 #19

Here's an example of the old layout vs. the new one MrPurple Jun 2017 #21

The New Layout Doesn't Bother Me As Much As The 505 Errors That Keep Killing My Feed... JimGinPA Jun 2017 #22

I loathe it too. I kept switching away, thinking I had made a mistake. nt pnwmom Jun 2017 #23

You'll get used to it oberliner Jun 2017 #26

Flipboard gets my vote for news aggregator. WilliamPlanke Jun 2017 #27

I was frustrated until I discovered the little dropdown.... LAS14 Jun 2017 #28

It boggles my mind that we don't have scalable code yet that can be written... Shandris Jun 2017 #30

Any interest area51 Jun 2017 #31

Couldn't agree more... BoulderCountyGuy Jun 2017 #32

welcome to du gopiscrap Jun 2017 #44

I concur. It's awful. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #33

I don't like it either OP workinclasszero Jun 2017 #35

I don't use google period........I use DuckDuckGo.com as my search engine......they NEVER track you. a kennedy Jun 2017 #36

DU and dKos L. Coyote Jun 2017 #38

Yep, the redesign is awful. I gave it a few days to grow on me. It hasn't. jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #39

I'm learning to like it. blogslut Jun 2017 #41

I liked not specifying sources, so I could see what ones I disagree w/ were saying too MrPurple Jun 2017 #42

+1 leftstreet Jun 2017 #43

"Just for You" and DU marybourg Jul 2017 #45

They know everything you've searched for/read through Google & Youtube MrPurple Jul 2017 #47

No. Only DU. marybourg Jul 2017 #48

At the upper left the bars let you toggle the "Main Menu" on and off csziggy Jul 2017 #46

I've also noticed the quality of the news they use has dropped very recently ck4829 Jul 2017 #50

The old Google News layout theoldgnews Aug 2017 #52

Thank you! Switching my homepage now. MrPurple Aug 2017 #53

Your welcome theoldgnews Aug 2017 #54

Done. Thanks again. Is this provided by Google or has someone developed a program for this? MrPurple Aug 2017 #55

Oh, that's great. Thank you. Like MrPurple, I'm switching my home page to this one. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 #56

It was nice having the old Google News layout, but this site stopped working now. MrPurple Aug 2017 #58

Bummer, theoldgnews.com is great, but it doesn't give me unlimited Washington Post articles MrPurple Aug 2017 #57