@Sheril I am not sure what the landscape is like where you are but in Canada if one is willing to pay a few small subs it goes along way to supporting in-depth trustworthy indie sites: thenarwhal.ca/
thetyee.ca/
ricochet.media/en
capitaldaily.ca/
aptnnews.ca/
vancouverite.com/

Not all perfect I'm sure but better than Murdoch's monopoly...