Newspapers of the World + Passwords & Identity
Two new additions to Quarex this week — one that maps global media, and one that tackles a problem everyone deals with but nobody explains well.
New Book: Newspapers of the World
Who owns the news you read? Where does a paper actually fall on the political spectrum — not where people assume it falls, but based on its recent editorial decisions? How accurate is it?
Quarex now covers 49 major newspapers across six continents:
North America: The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star
Europe: The Guardian, The Times, Financial Times, Daily Mail, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Der Spiegel, FAZ, Süddeutsche Zeitung, El País, Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, NRC Handelsblad, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, The Telegraph
Asia: South China Morning Post, Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Chosun Ilbo, Times of India, The Hindu, Indian Express, Dawn
Middle East: Haaretz, Jerusalem Post, Israel Hayom, Al-Ahram, Asharq Al-Awsat, Hürriyet
Americas: Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo, Clarín, La Nación, El Universal, El Mercurio
Oceania & Africa: The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, New Zealand Herald, Mail & Guardian, Daily Maverick, Daily Nation
Each newspaper covers six topics: ownership structure, political positioning, headquarters and coverage area, accuracy and fairness ratings, language availability, and a unique characteristic specific to that paper.
A note on political characterization: rather than defaulting to conventional labels like "leans left" or "leans right," every newspaper's political spectrum question is framed around recent editorial decisions and coverage patterns. The answers are grounded in what these papers are actually doing now — not what they were known for a decade ago.
Find it under: Infrastructures → Social Infrastructures → Print Media
New Book: Passwords and Identity
Why does logging in feel harder now than it did ten years ago? Why do small mistakes cause total lockouts? Why does "Continue with Google" sometimes break everything else?
This 12-chapter book takes a practical, human-centered look at why digital identity is so frustrating — and what you can actually do about it.
Chapters include:
- Why Passwords Feel So Broken
- What the Web Thinks Identity Is
- Single Sign-On and the Illusion of Simplicity
- Security Theater vs Real Safety
- Phones vs Computers: The Security Divide
- Practical Ways to Reduce Password Pain Today
- A Better Way Forward
This isn't a security manual. It's an honest look at why the system works the way it does, who benefits from making it hard, and how to make better choices without needing a computer science degree.
Find it under: Practical → Practical Skills → Home and Daily Life
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