Really, to do that we might have to dial your scope back.
From international to national
Then from national to state
Then from state to city
From city to town
Town to family/friends
From family/friends to yourself
Not in the sense of who to listen to, but rather what to be mindful of.
Weird, I didn't set out to be philosophical. But it seems I ended up there.
I find it's better to follow independent journalists that you have vetted over a period of time. Outlets are prone to agendas and corporate-political influence. Independent journalists, much less so. But as @edulopesf said, you gotta mix it all up to help find the mean.
Matt Taibbi
Glen Greenwald
Michael Shellenberger
These are some more well-known examples, but good journalism doesn't require popularity; just that someone goes outside and accurately reports what they fucking see with their goddamn eyes.
Hacker news is pretty good. I sometimes check the discussions first to see if the article is worth it. But style has changed over the last year or two... too many low effort comments and reddit style trying to be funny comments have made it less and less what it used to be.