Excellent point. I agree totally. You must assume every article is biased, right or left, and sift through them with that prism. The current media could and (probably have) written a story about how racist and evil Jesus Christ was. As long as you understand who wrote the articles and why then that is OK. Too many people get their feelings hurt when they read the opposition’s point of view. Recognize it for what it is. If you are that solid in your own viewpoint, then it won’t change your views - you wil neverchange theirs..
I agree, and if you don’t know what’s being said by the opposition you get caught off guard.
By the way, I recently finished a book about William F. Buckley. It had a lot of his writings, and it should be noted that he always read the New York Times. Now, we both know that he probably only very rarely agreed with their viewpoint. However, he knew they had many reporters and great influence. He didn’t need an intellectual safe space. He was confident in his values and not worried about being tempted in to their folly. Some folks seem to think they can mock the snow flakes but demand that all news sources must be strictly from the right, even the dingbat right and the Putin-funded right.