diff --git a/lib/account/bloc/available_sources_bloc.dart b/lib/account/bloc/available_sources_bloc.dart
index 1f0713a..2178f57 100644
--- a/lib/account/bloc/available_sources_bloc.dart
+++ b/lib/account/bloc/available_sources_bloc.dart
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class AvailableSourcesBloc
       // Assuming readAll without parameters fetches all items.
       // TODO(fulleni): Add pagination if necessary for very large datasets.
       final response = await _sourcesRepository.readAll(
-        sort: [const SortOption('name')],
+        sort: [const SortOption('name', SortOrder.asc)],
       );
       emit(
         state.copyWith(
diff --git a/lib/account/bloc/available_topics_bloc.dart b/lib/account/bloc/available_topics_bloc.dart
index c39f01c..0a94a4b 100644
--- a/lib/account/bloc/available_topics_bloc.dart
+++ b/lib/account/bloc/available_topics_bloc.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AvailableTopicsBloc
     try {
       // TODO(fulleni): Add pagination if necessary for very large datasets.
       final response = await _topicsRepository.readAll(
-        sort: [const SortOption('name')],
+        sort: [const SortOption('name', SortOrder.asc)],
       );
       emit(
         state.copyWith(
diff --git a/lib/headlines-feed/bloc/countries_filter_bloc.dart b/lib/headlines-feed/bloc/countries_filter_bloc.dart
index 1b554de..e9f984f 100644
--- a/lib/headlines-feed/bloc/countries_filter_bloc.dart
+++ b/lib/headlines-feed/bloc/countries_filter_bloc.dart
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class CountriesFilterBloc
     try {
       final response = await _countriesRepository.readAll(
         pagination: const PaginationOptions(limit: _countriesLimit),
-        sort: [const SortOption('name', SortOrder.desc)],
+        sort: [const SortOption('name', SortOrder.asc)],
       );
       emit(
         state.copyWith(
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class CountriesFilterBloc
           limit: _countriesLimit,
           cursor: state.cursor,
         ),
-        sort: [const SortOption('updatedAt', SortOrder.desc)],
+        sort: [const SortOption('name', SortOrder.asc)],
       );
       emit(
         state.copyWith(
diff --git a/lib/headlines-feed/bloc/topics_filter_bloc.dart b/lib/headlines-feed/bloc/topics_filter_bloc.dart
index 1f30b4c..c9aba13 100644
--- a/lib/headlines-feed/bloc/topics_filter_bloc.dart
+++ b/lib/headlines-feed/bloc/topics_filter_bloc.dart
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TopicsFilterBloc extends Bloc<TopicsFilterEvent, TopicsFilterState> {
     try {
       final response = await _topicsRepository.readAll(
         pagination: const PaginationOptions(limit: _topicsLimit),
-        sort: [const SortOption('name', SortOrder.desc)],
+        sort: [const SortOption('name', SortOrder.asc)],
       );
       emit(
         state.copyWith(
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class TopicsFilterBloc extends Bloc<TopicsFilterEvent, TopicsFilterState> {
           limit: _topicsLimit,
           cursor: state.cursor,
         ),
-        sort: [const SortOption('name', SortOrder.desc)],
+        sort: [const SortOption('name', SortOrder.asc)],
       );
       emit(
         state.copyWith(