Regardless of their propaganda or slant, these outlets are useful specifically because they are not part of the US media cycle &quot;play list&quot;.  US audiences are in a filter bubble. Also some of the domestic outlets are too busy reposting Vines to cover enough stories in between sports and weather.<p>Once encountering a story on those alternate sources, you can read with some critical thinking maybe, and then look for other sources to corroborate.