Hardly. I cannot bear to watch any of the "news" channels. I get my news from FreeRepublic, and the article sources on the FR threads when they look useful. Video news became impossible many years ago.
Granted FR has a strong conservative slant, but it's up-front and understood. A lot of neutral and left-wing news articles are posted on FR as well, and those threads give me all the "balance" I require.
Thanks. At our ages, my wife and I have noticed we don’t remember things as well as we used to so it is hard to tell if the news from the last decade SUX or if we are misremembering real news coverage from the past.