Yeah right. Don't know of any countries that do not test the elasticty of the truth as far as mainstream media goes.

She is a fine Battleship. best in the world in her time. as far as that goes the best ever completed.

And and that info is always cross-checked with Barrons and Bloomberg.

For World, National, and Local, news? I check out Reuters, BBC, and alternative newsweeklies.

In the case of the alt-nws-wkls, I'm selective on which ones I pick.

For Aviation news:
I subscribe to AirForces monthly, but, often I will pick up, Flight Journal, Wings, Airpower, Combat Aircraft, might as well get subscriptions to all, but, I do like my disscussions with the staff at the local newsstand.

And when I can get 'um, Nezavisimoye voyennoye obozreniye (Independent Military Review,) and Tekhnika i vo'oroozheniye( something like Equiptment and Weaponry.) They are Russian, but, they are some of the best and most even-keeled.

Downside? My Russian is lousy, making them difficult to read and understand.

For more detailed Aircraft info:
I have a large collection of books, in my opinion the best are written by, or have contributions from, Y Gordon, B Gunnston, and J Lake.

I also have on tape several programs produced by The History and Discovery channels. I also look at the advisors and who produced them.

On-line: Mostly its vectorsite.org.