How I stay informed

I know what I'm about to say makes me sound like a lunatic. I know that I spend a lot of time keeping up on the news both because it's part of my job and because I like politics. That makes me different than most people. But I face the same problem that all of you do, too. You see, it's difficult to be informed these days. 

Two facts about our current media environment make it difficult to be informed about politics. The first is that there is so much information available from so many sources through so many media. The second is the growth of ideologically slanted reporting and pseudo-news programs that involve a host going at it with a player from the other side. Good entertainment, but not a lot of usable information.

My strategy: read widely, read quickly, read critically.