The buck stops here, with THIS generation to turn the tides of secrecy and greed that keep mankind from the truth. Our very survival depends on our awareness. We need to wake up and take action to preserve a home for our grandchildren. Most people keep up with the news in a general way, but if you're not using more than one source for your news , you are kidding yourself. Main stream news sights tend to play follow the leader, pouncing like vultures on stories that feed the popular curiosities.
TV news is too brief to be comprehensive.
On the other hand, alternative news tends to be biased in one direction or another. Are you a right winger, look to the left. Read the skeptics. Anyone who is religious should know about science, and blind atheism is vein. Research what you don't know.