> A famous, reputable news source is generally going to provide better quality service than smaller media outlets.

To who, their customers i.e. advertisers? Or to you, their product? There is a reason they are famous and reputable, and it does not have to do with found most trustworthy by a panel of educated, well informed experts.

As George Orwell said, “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.”