my interest in staying ba-khabar (well-informed)

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as being well-informed if one only watches the news and relies on it.
Fellini even said that television is a wonderful invention, but it is not used in the right way (and not for good purposes). I realized this during the last turbulent years, when there was a lot of turmoil in the country after the health crisis entered in 2020.
Once I believed the mainstream television, it was so impactful, so logical in its correctness, but it turned out to be such a well-crafted plan, such a well-designed propaganda. A second time I fell into this trap, such well-presented propaganda used for political purposes. After these incidents, no subsequent viewing of the news can be the same as before.
Watching the news with skepticism, constantly asking questions, considering what exactly the author wanted to say, why he said it, and who ordered it to be said, makes you learn much more than just watching the news. And it's reassuring when you see this in the news of another country. But it's sad when you notice this in the news of your own country. Because there is no unbiased journalism! In any country. A famous Bulgarian journalist and TV host was killed in a terribly illogical accident during the pandemic because he publicly expressed an opinion against the mainstream. Then I found out that in France during the pandemic there were many such cases with famous journalists. Some simply disappeared. I mean, there are no unbiased, thoughtful, and critical journalists left. They all perform tasks and serve someone. Their reports are not even distorted by their own human nature and personal opinion. They are carefully constructed and stitched together to fulfill the given task. The rest of the journalists just disappear. That's the sad truth.