How does skepticism serve you in digesting world events and narratives presented in the media?

I think a moderate amount of skepticism is healthy and should be applied to the media and statements released by any organization. People can lie or have a different perspective on an event. Media hyper focuses on certain perspectives more than others. However, a large amount of skepticism can lead to paranoia and complete lack of trust to any organization. It will drive people insane.

Due to the increased amount of Conspiracism, skepticism is definitely increased because fake news is quite common on social platforms. I believe that people on social platforms can be bias but world news and events tend to be more informative. When I watch the news, I expect to be notified of the events that are happening around me and around the world. I don't really care about the criticism or personal narratives regarding the issue as they are always biased to an extent.

Skepticism serves in digesting world events presented in the media because people just like to take everyone else's side when they say something in the media.

I think its always important to be questioning things.