August 8, 2025
I have fixed my views of Fix the News
In the course of just under a month, I’ve done a U-turn on my opinion of Fix the News. I now recommend that you stay away from them, and here’s why.
On July 10, I wrote a post about how Fix the News does a good job of improving your optimism with a weekly roundup of good news — concentrating on “big picture stories of progress.”
It’s a newsletter that’s mostly free, but you can pay $US80 a year for more coverage. I was on the fence about this. On one hand, it’s a lot when converted to Canadian dollars. On the other, it seemed a like a worthy cause.
A couple of weeks later, I noticed that Fix the News planned to move to the Substack platform due to its greater reach. I naively assumed that they were unaware of the controversy surrounding Substack, mainly involving them allowing extremist views that do not align with those of Fix the News. So I sent them an email pointing this out.
On Aug. 3, I received a response from the Fix the News founder, Angus Hervey. It turns out they have been aware of this for years, but have decided to go ahead anyway because they are convinced that it will allow them to raise more money for charity.
“We totally understand if this is a bridge too far for you, it's not an easy decision for us. If you do decide to leave we'll be sorry to see you go!”
They have decided, essentially, that the ends justify the means. It’s a level of cynicism that caught me off guard, and took me a while to process.
So, yes, I’m moving on from Fix the News, and I no longer recommend it to others.