In the west we have access to all the media, from pretty much everybody. I don't follow it much these days, but for example Al Jazeera was a useful source durin

In the west we have access to all the media, from pretty much everybody. I don't follow it much these days, but for example Al Jazeera was a useful source during the Gulf War. You can still get RT if you want to, and their reporting is actually covered in western media too. Back when I was a student in the 80s you used to be able to get the English Language edition of Pravda at a local news agents.