My advice is to read Neil Postman's works, specifically 1) Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, 2) How to Watch TV News, a

My advice is to read Neil Postman's works, specifically 1) Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, 2) How to Watch TV News, and especially 3) Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology if you think legacy/boomer media has any more credibility (especially today) than some random in their bedroom. I'd also recommend reading Sharyl Attkisson's The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote and Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington That random in their bedroom is the fourth estate now.