Exactly right, and also: except for election seasons I budget only about an hour a week for news and politics, but a little more for geopolitical and geo financ

Exactly right, and also: except for election seasons I budget only about an hour a week for news and politics, but a little more for geopolitical and geo financial material. I choose a few sources, stick with them for a month or two, then move on. Lately I have been enjoying news from sources in Singapore, and I like the Israeli news outlet Harretz because they seem to cover both sides of issues.