Pick as broad a range of news outlets as you can. That includes Western outlets (BBC, Guardian,ABC, NewsCorp), Russian outlets (RT), Middle Eastern outlets(Al Jazeera, Press TV), Asian outlets (Asia Times, Global Times).<p>With such a broad coverage, the biases tend to cancel out and you get a better perspective on the real news.<p>Nothing is perfect however, but eventually you get a 'feel' for which outlets are generally more truthful, more often, than others.
Reuters. They do high quality journalism, and as a result about 10% of their articles are useful, which is about 10x more than most others. You can also select different regions to get news tailored to that area.<p>Foreign Policy used to be good, but I've found their quality to be slipping and their views becoming more partisan in recent times.<p>Al Jazeera is good for monitoring the pulse of the Middle East. Generally good reporting, as long as you are mindful of their agenda.<p>RT is good for keeping tabs on what Russia wants the world to think of them, which is useful insight into such an isolated country.<p>For Asia, it's tricky. Asahi shinbun is widely read, but it's heavily slanted in favor of Japan. I've found that Asian publications tend to have stronger nationalist and pro-government slants than Western publications, making them somewhat obtuse reads. Still, it's a view into Asia you wouldn't get from the Western press, so it's useful.