I heard Ray Bradbury give a lecture at UC San Diego 18 or 19 years ago. I don't remember the substance of it, but one of his ancillary points stuck with me ever since: Never watch TV news. Never. Especially local TV news. That's the worst. Bradbury was right.

As Steve Solerno argues in the Skeptic:

From the ever-valuable Pew Research Center:

Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say they prefer to get news with no particular point of view, while just 23% say they like getting news that reflects their political views

I'm not sure I believe this.