At this point, I'd only pay to read/watch the NYT, The Guardian, Nat Geo, Al-Jazeera (English) and The Onion. The ability they have to affect the 'real news' is

At this point, I'd only pay to read/watch the NYT, The Guardian, Nat Geo, Al-Jazeera (English) and The Onion. The ability they have to affect the 'real news' is unprecedented and intelligently done.