But journalists aren't murdered in those other countries for inaccuracy, at least not as far as I understand, and not in any of the examples brought up by GP. They're murdered for reporting awful truths more accurately than someone powerful and evil wanted.

I don't see how that obviates the need for journalists to be properly incentivized to report accurately and with healthy skepticism.

Can anyone give me a list of respectable independent media that I should be subscribing to?

The economist comes to mind. Any others HN recommends?

For general news, I find NPR.org [1] to be pretty good. I can tell they make an effort to avoid bias and sensationalism. It’s not perfect, but I have yet to find another online source that I prefer.

I also listen to my local station (WUNC) and if you’re in a decently populated area of the U.S., your local NPR affiliate is also likely high quality (plus it’s easy to listen online if you’re not into terrestrial radio.)

[1]: https://npr.org

Why hold yourself responsible for your actions when you can just say everything is corrupt and imagine that is an excuse? ;)