IROC has it right here. One of the first things learned in journalism school is that every reporter has an inherent bias. This is only natural, and is based on many things, such as economic status, location, upbringing, and social surroundings.
Armed with this information, the reporter is supposed to be able to filter out his/her inherent bias and present a factual report. There are formulas for this, and the reporter is encouraged to leave out non-essential information and refrain from drawing personal conclusions.
The problem arises when a reporter (or news outlet, in this case) goes into the story with an agenda, whether intentional or not.
Fox makes sure that it's viewers know they are watching "fair and balanced
" reporting, while other sources (NPR comes to mind) slants its news in more subtle ways, and in the opposite direction. This approach is contrary to the intent of news reporting, which is to present the facts.
So, I guess (after a few paragraphs of meaningless drivel), the answer to the question is no. It's probably best to get news from a variety of sources and draw your own conclusions. The facts are in there somewhere.
And if you can't tell the difference between editorializing and reporting, either you or the news source is not doing a very good job.
Jim