Welcome to Plain Sight News. This site exists because of a simple frustration: too much news is written as if you already know everything about the story. Reports jump straight into the middle — names, acronyms, numbers — and if you missed the beginning, tough luck.

We do it differently. Every article here starts from the start, uses plain language, and answers the question that actually matters: what is going on, and why should I care?

What you’ll find here

Eight sections cover the world: World, Politics, Economy, Science & Tech, Health, Humanitarian, Religion — and our signature section, Explainers, where we take the biggest, most confusing stories and break them down step by step.

This is a conversation, not a broadcast

Comments are open on every article. You can send us news tips, reviews, questions — and even submit your own articles for publication — through our Get in Touch page. If we ever get something wrong, tell us, and we’ll correct it openly.

The news, in plain sight. Welcome aboard.