2. Assess Your Media Bias

Nobody is completely objective. No news outlet is completely objective. Everyone has a bias. This isn’t categorically wrong so much as it is inevitable, but it’s important to understand and acknowledge both your own biases and those of the media you consume or else you’ll find yourself in an unhelpful “echo chamber.” As a general rule, it’s best to consume media that is maximally accurate and minimally biased. Below are some tools so help you assess both the accuracy and bias of the media you’re currently consuming.

After the assessment, consider what changes you might need to make to have a healthier (more accurate, less biased) media diet.

Ad Fontes Media provides an assessment of various news sources, scoring them based on political bias and source reliability. A good rule of thumb is to engage with news that provides good fact reporting and a limited political bias.

When possible it is best to read widely. To complete a full picture, it is important to consume information from across the spectrum. By reading news sources you regularly disagree with, you are able to understand the opposing perspectives better.

The Flip Side is a great resource to see how the "left" and "right" report on the same story.