You can only trust the media as much as you can trust any stranger. I always get my news from multiple sources, and I try to find sources that have a clear bias. It may sound odd saying that I look for sources with a stated bias, but this way I at least know which side of the story I'm getting, and it's a lot easier to sort out fact from opinion. As long as you balance it out with the other side's story, everything works out.
I think it's impossible for news reporters to be unbiased, unless they are listing carefully worded facts on paper. Even then some bias can shine through. The key is to be able to recognize it.
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