I was was going to write out a long considered response, but then saw post #4. Dennis laid it all out in a gold-plated nutshell. Besides, I've written many a post about the MSM before, and the rampant decay of that once noble profession called journalism. There's no 'news' anymore, only 'narrative'.
Avalon is pretty much my primary news outlet. That doesn't mean I believe all that I hear and read. Far from it. It doesn't really matter though. We don't have to believe anything, really - do we?
I already believe, and know, the only true things that are important. Love, liberty, peace, God, etc... I simply inform myself with what interests me these days, and store it away. F**k the rest, it will only have you turning in circles.
Below sums up my feelings on the matter.