The most effective method I have found to cut thru the BS is to listen to everything and believe none of it. Examine the players, actions, and the motivations of the situation as you would a crime scene, motive, intent, means, opportunity, etc. In this way you can examine the most likely scenarios and examine trends on your own terms which will lead to further indication of intent thru patterns of actions. Obviously this is a lot of work, but it yields results.
i agree. but personally out of your own experience did you ever encounter the sources that are on the same side as you are - the reader? most information in nearly all news agencies is planted there by editors who need to keep their record straight. though as in zero hedge site the main blogger is pretty much analyses most information from multiple news sources and writes up a story explainging the behind curtin stuff for those who are less able to see the BS.