It sounds like it may be an appropriate time to work on becoming your own best filter? Since you're so well equipped to cut out the person in the middle, it see

It sounds like it may be an appropriate time to work on becoming your own best filter? Since you're so well equipped to cut out the person in the middle, it seems like a natural fit. So maybe it'd help to start collecting data or direct derivatives of data. Build your own news-establishment framework.