Updated October 31, 2026
Not the Bee, the sister site of The Babylon Bee, posts real news stories that sound like satire, with short, funny commentary from a conservative Christian point of view. Its email newsletter is a weekly roundup. If you want more of that tone, or a fuller daily news email to go with it, here are six options. We publish Upward News, which is on this list, so every fact below comes from each outlet's own website or published reporting, checked October 31, 2026.
For a free daily news email written for conservatives: Upward News
For satire from the same team: The Babylon Bee
For conservative reactions to what's trending on X: Twitchy
For calm news with a Christian reflection: The Pour Over
For weekday headlines from a Christian newsroom: WORLD's The Sift
For family and religious-freedom news: Daily Citizen
A free email every weekday that covers the day's biggest stories for conservative readers in about five minutes, with every non-obvious fact linked to its source. Each Daily Brief includes a pop quiz and the results of the previous day's reader poll. It is written by a small Gen Z team, reaches more than 113,000 subscribers and is independent, with no outside investors. Members also get feature stories and a daily audio edition, starting at $1.99 for the first month.
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The Christian news satire site founded in 2016 that Not the Bee grew out of, run by CEO Seth Dillon. Its headlines are made up on purpose, which is the main difference from Not the Bee. Most articles and its newsletter are free; ad-free membership is $60 or $120 a year, billed annually.
A conservative site, founded by Michelle Malkin in 2012 and now part of Townhall Media, that builds its stories around reactions on X. It bills itself as “hilarious political commentary,” which makes it the closest match to Not the Bee's tone on this list. It is free to read, has an email newsletter, and offers paid ad-free VIP tiers.
A news email founded in 2018 by Jason Woodruff that arrives on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and pairs short summaries with a Christian reflection. It describes itself as “politically neutral, Christ-first news” and is free; its site says more than 1 million people read it. It is calmer and less political than Not the Bee.
WORLD is a nonprofit Christian news organization in Asheville, North Carolina, whose magazine dates to 1986. The Sift is its headlines email, sent every weekday, and it also publishes a daily news podcast, The World and Everything in It. Unlimited access to WORLD's articles costs $3.99 a month.
A news site from Focus on the Family that covers life, religious freedom, marriage and gender issues from a biblical worldview. Its articles are free to read, and you can sign up to get them by email. It is issue-focused and serious rather than funny.
Yes. Not the Bee's newsletter is a weekly roundup of “the week's craziest news, videos and memes,” according to its sign-up page. The Babylon Bee has its own free newsletter.
No. Not the Bee covers real stories that read like satire and adds commentary. The Babylon Bee is the satire site; its stories are invented.
Reading is free with ads. A Not the Bee membership is $108 a year, or $180 a year bundled with The Babylon Bee, billed annually. Members get an ad-free site, its social network and members-only content.
Not the Bee picks the strangest stories of the day, so pairing it with a daily briefing fills in the rest. Upward News is free and takes about five minutes each morning. For a Christian outlet, WORLD's The Sift sends headlines every weekday, and The Pour Over arrives three times a week.
We looked for news sources that people who read Not the Bee are likely to enjoy, whether for the humor, the conservative point of view or the Christian perspective, and checked each one's format, schedule and price on its own website. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected].
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