I do avoid mainstream tv news, and usually learn about what’s happening from talk radio or net forums. When debating particular issues, I access mainstream sources — to find things the left will have trouble denying — but almost always written sources. What they say is less annoying to read than to see.
The news itself — not just the leftist slant on it — has been so bad lately, though, that it’s hard to find anything pleasing even in non-leftist sources. That’s why I’ve been spending a lot of time learning to play my keyboard (more or less “fiddling as Rome burns” — as Nero is said to have done, though he couldn’t have because the fiddle hadn’t been invented yet).
The country’s prospects for the future may seem dire, but cheer up. I’m getting slightly better at playing the keyboard. :-)