Internet Journalism is a Godsend. I retrieve news daily, or almost daily from the internet. I'll check the websites of DRC, NTDaily, CNN and DMN. I don't scrutinize current events but it's important to me get the vital details of an incident and the gist. I really need to start breaking out of the stereotypical American rut of having no clue about global events. I will start paying more attention to world news on CNN or BBC.
I think that the media contributes to stereotypes because many readers subconsciously file them away and add them to their perceptions of certain groups of people.