I am quite adept at news gathering and checking sources.

What I'm trying to establish is what, exactly, you mean when you say "source material." Some folks mean Wikipedia or any of a number of e-mail newsletters.

Naturally I don't accept any newscast or news commentary at face value. Not even NPR and PBS. But of all the broadcasting services, I have found them (after thorough checking) to be the most accurate and reliable of all the available services. Also, by far the most thorough. Lengthy interviews with parties representing all sides of an issue rather than the usual 30" sound-bite.

As an example of the kind of thing I can get from NPR, I was put onto Naomi Wolf's book just a few days ago when she was interviewed on NPR.

Don Firth