I haven't recently found a news organisation that is consistently rational and has done their homework. Given that news is still worth reading, in moderation.

I haven't recently found a news organisation that is consistently rational and has done their homework. Given that news is still worth reading, in moderation. I roll my own sources including: 1. A variety of newsfeeds through a desktop reader. (Can be improved by writing your own rating system.) 2. A list of news sources on a web page, this evolves. (Would also benefit from code that throws out the things I'll never read.) 3. Blendle. 4. People I correspond with (they dig out good stuff, I reciprocate). 5. Less obvious (to some) news sources like HN... are on that web page list. ... Google used to do custom feeds defined by an arbitrary search string, that had some power. There are tools out there that help identify material worth reading (DNN's etc.). I find likes and dislikes are often valueless even if you "assume the opposite". Your most important weapon may be the realisation that most journalists are under extreme pressure and don't do their job at even a basic level. Makes it easier to quickly ignore the garbage..