Charlie

Charlie is a personal news service branded Hey Charlie, presented as your own journalist. It delivers calm, balanced and carefully sourced news from around the world, and its main feature is that you can ask it questions about what is happening in the world and get direct answers rather than only reading a feed of headlines. It is built for readers who want to stay informed without the noise of ad driven news sites. The service states that it carries no ads, no trackers and no cookies, and it is available on the web, on Android and on iPhone. Charlie is made by a small independent team at OneSub, which describes a mission to fix the news. Charlie is described by its maker as completely free to use. No paid plans are published on the site. The home page carries little detail on how stories are selected or which sources are used, so the editorial approach is best judged by trying the service itself.