Balance in research

I visited a new web site today and found it to be interesting. http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/

I try to research different sites when I am learning about an area of interest. Often here in the US we are unable to really obtain a "whole" view of an issue covered by the media outlets. I would not go so far to say that our media is controlled (but I do wonder about that) however I do feel that I have a responsibility to find other sources. I find the BBC to be pretty good in it's coverage and explanations on topics, but as with many things it too has a bias.

I know the excitement I often feel when I begin to research information on an event or topic on the web is due to the realization that there is a large number of places I can go. I can seek out places beyond the bounds of my life, to discover people and ideas that are vastly different from what I am in contact with in my daily experiences. Yet there is a hesitation that creeps in as I do "surf". I want to believe what I am reading, I want to embrace the ideas of others but that doubt of what is true under lies my quest. I guess being cautious in accepting everything as being"true" is not a bad thing, but it does bother me.

So I will continue to tread carefully and attempt to obtain a balanced perspective of events and issues as I venture out into the world.