A daily news brief for parents and grandparents
Many older readers want to stay informed without the shouting, the pop-ups and the endless scrolling. By Sunup is a short, calm morning brief they can read on screen or on paper, and finish in about ten minutes.
Why families choose it
- Nothing to install or remember. It arrives by email at 6, 7 or 8 a.m., their time. There’s no app and no password.
- Plain, calm language. What happened and what each side says, without outrage or hype. No ads, no comments, no autoplay videos.
- Easy to print. The edition fits on two sheets of letter paper, so it can sit next to the coffee cup or be read later in a favorite chair.
- Checked before it’s sent. An item only runs if at least two independent news reports confirm it, and a second fact-check re-verifies every item. Every item names its sources.
- A good note to end on. Every edition closes with one good thing.
See a real edition first. Every morning’s free edition is on our past editions page, so you can show it to a parent and decide together.
Setting it up for someone else
- Ask first. Sign up with their email address only with their OK. They can unsubscribe from any edition with one click.
- Choose a time. On the sign-up page, pick 6, 7 or 8 a.m. in their time zone.
- Help it reach the inbox. Add brief@bysunup.com to their contacts so the brief doesn’t land in spam.
- Or print it for them. Sign up yourself and print a copy when you visit. Sharing an occasional printed copy with family is fine under our terms.
For caregivers and senior-living communities
Communities, libraries and day programs are welcome to print the free edition for their residents or members at no charge. Here’s how it works for senior-living communities.
Questions families ask
Is it partisan?
No. We report what happened and what each side says, in plain language. If a claim can’t be confirmed, we say so or leave it out. Read our method.
How big is the type?
The email uses large, comfortable text, and any edition on our website can be enlarged with the browser’s zoom. Members choose the size of their printed edition, up to true large print: 18-point type in a single column.
What does it cost?
The free edition, with the bottom line and every item’s headline and first sentence, costs nothing. Membership adds every story in full, chosen sections and topics, weekend editions and the print-ready PDF for $99 a year or $10 a month. It opens soon, and founding members join now at no charge.
Who writes it?
Each edition is researched and written with AI assistance, checked against at least two independent news reports, then re-verified by a second, independent fact-check. Our editor sets the standards and handles corrections.