CNN was mentioned above. Just this morning I read something interesting about them. Salon.com features a regular semi-tech column written by an airline pilot. Today he mentioned that, in other countries, CNN does real news, not pap. His theory is that Americans aren't interested in the rest of the world. I think he's probably right. I think it's also true that, while a majority of reporters may be consciencious and/or liberal, the vast majority of media owners are right wing weasels who imagine truth is whatever makes them the most money.