I think it's difficult to declare one news source as the most trustworthy. I think that most television news sources (that are actually news sources, not infotainment shows, but we'll get back to that) do their best to report news, even if they may have a bias.

It's much easier to give some general guidelines, and to say what is NOT trustworthy.

There is so much news out there that no one organization can cover it all. I think that the best approach is to find several sources that you find fairly reliable, but also to check with other sources as needed.

Generally, sources with larger resources, like national network broadcasts, CNN, and, yes, even FOX News, are going to be more reliable than sources with smaller resources like the local network affiliate.

But even then, if the story is happening in the backyard of a local affiliate, they may have the edge in coverage. The Detroit Bailout story for example. National Public Radio is having many of its Michigan affiliates file stories for national airplay.

Infotainment shows, whether they run on news channels ore not, are not trustworthy. I <3 The Daily Show, but it's not trustworthy. If their choice is the truth or the joke, they will go with the joke.

But The O'Reilly Factor isn't trustworthy. Neither is Countdown with Keith Olberman. They may have some good information at times, and they may present stories other sources aren't covering. But they are, at their core, entertainment.

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