All corporate media and all governments are proven liars with abominably shitty records.

If you had a girlfriend who lied, cheated, and stole as much as they do, you'd boot her ass to the curb.

There is NO REASON TO TRUST THE MEDIA as a starting point. I START by assuming they are lying and need to be proven true - otherwise I take their shit with a grain of source and assume there are agendas, truths, lies, half-truths, omissions, hidden contexts all mixed together to keep the public feeling like they know something when in fact they do not.

Alternative media I don't know I will view skeptically until I understand their biases - and we all have them. Once I understand their bias, I will know where their strong points are and trust accordingly.

My favourite alternative media provides context and wider comprehensive understanding of how things fit in the big picture - something corporate media never does with their tiny puzzle pieces.