Yes, I was thinking about checking the label when you want to read the news. I'm not criticizing your approach if it works for you, I'm just saying that email doesn't have to be pre-emptive and force an activity upon you; you can shape it.
The solution would be to incorporate checking the folder every time I want to read some news, which involves way more gestures/taps and intent than if I want to read news in Circa (one tap).
Well, I guess it depends on your OS/email client. Gmail on Android has a widget for opening a specific label directly from the home screen, so it would be just one tap as well.
I use K-9, which I don't think has the same feature, but two taps (open client, click on folder) is good enough for me :)
I'm usually more frustrated by the restrictions imposed by apps. Can't copy-paste, can't adjust text size, can't export the list of stories read or archive them, can't apply my own filters, can't use it on my desktop, etc.
For example, I can't use Circa, due to [1]. With email, this kind of stupid restrictions just don't exist. Though I agree that email is not the best platform for this activity: I prefer RSS/Atom.
The solution would be to incorporate checking the folder every time I want to read some news, which involves way more gestures/taps and intent than if I want to read news in Circa (one tap).
Well, I guess it depends on your OS/email client. Gmail on Android has a widget for opening a specific label directly from the home screen, so it would be just one tap as well.
I use K-9, which I don't think has the same feature, but two taps (open client, click on folder) is good enough for me :)