FWIW if something "world news" level happens, first thing I do is check twitter hashtags. TV news and online news sites usually lag behind and rarely fact-chec

FWIW if something "world news" level happens, first thing I do is check twitter hashtags. TV news and online news sites usually lag behind and rarely fact-check the "breaking news" so they're generally only worth paying attention days or weeks later when all the fact checking is done. If they're up to date, they're mostly recycling other people's content from social media without attributing any sources or real fact checking. If they're not recycling social media they're generally so vague and non-committal that they basically tell you nothing. When the Notre Dame fire broke out the only thing I saw on TV was a short matter-of-fact notice in the evening news. Social media had live streams and people linking to articles about the renovations etc.