Reading the blogs and filtering the agendas out is a great way to find the real story unless you have to work for a living and can't devote half the day to it.
OK, you put in the time and effort to find the nugget of truth....now what? What are you going to do about it besides sit smugly at your PC(or apple) and feel proud of yourself for finding the truth (that may not be)?
Does this make you better than the people that grab on to cause they feel strongly about (opinions may vary) and go out to change the world?