WaPo is reliable, I agree with Jeanne, and it is pro-democracy. I subscribe to the LA Times, which is also reliable, and my husband likes the NY Times, which I no longer trust as they are apologistic, "fine people on both sides" at this point, they cling to the outdated notion of "fairness in reporting" which pretty much died the day Rupert Murdoch hit US soil. As for TV journalism, I trust none of it and don't watch it unless it's related to a local disaster and I need safety info. I do watch televised hearings, but I never watch any pundit commentary on TV. For world news I watch NHK TV - Japanese public TV, they are succinct and to the point without opinionating (you can view online or download the NHK app on Roku or Stick).
The best source for real investigative news is ProPublica. They do long-range, in-depth reporting on various issues and are NON-PROFIT. In fact, I support them with a monthly donation. They have a user database called Trumptown, in which you can click on different things to track the shady financials of Drumpf et al.
Even NPR has become somewhat unreliable, as the Koch family is on the board and a big contributor. And my rule of thumb is: if any news outlet gets money from any commercial or political entity, I don't trust them. This especially applies to Facebook. I block anything that comes up in my feed as "news" regardless of source (except ProPublica, I follow them on purpose).
Money has been corrupting journalism for over 100 years (vide: Hearst), there's no reason to believe that has diminished over time, it has probably increased.
My advice to everyone is to remain skeptical, especially of online and foreign news sources. You just have no real way of knowing what's true vs. what's being manipulated. Remember to "follow the money and power". Ask yourself - Who benefits from this article's publication and dissemination? Try to look at the big picture - remember forces of darkness have a vested interest in sowing chaos. Those of us on here have a slight edge - use your spidey sense too.
I agree with your assessment, @Jeanne Mayelle. I just wonder how many people take the time to do the research to check the sources they are consulting and to read with a critical eye to any intentions or agenda of the source? When I think of certain members of my family, I can not imagine them consulting multiple news sources, let alone thinking about what could possibly motivate and inform their reporting. @Laura F. I agree with you about reading with a critical eye no matter where you get your news and that using your spidey sense can be helpful. However, I disagree that one should be distrustful of all foreign sources of news. I live outside the US and that would make my news intake very limited. I think you can learn very different perspectives on the same issues by seeing them reported by the press in different countries. I also can not imagine not reading news online. I agree though that one has to be careful about what sources one trusts and to consider news critically.
I like Pacifica Radio. It has Democracy Now, and lots of other progressive news programs. It also has amazing and eclectic music programming. The local station here has been bombed off the air, twice, by the KKK. Nevertheless, KPFT Houston is approaching it's 50th anniversary!
If you don't have a local affiliate where you live, you can listen in anywhere in the world, online, at https://kpft.org/listen/