You can't simplify a double negative like that, when there's more than 1 bit of information. "They are [not] noticeably worse than others" can mean any one of the following:
- They are worse, but not noticeable
- They are on par with others
- They are slightly better than others
- They are much better than others
- They are the best among others
Those all seem consistent with "among the best" to me. Otherwise you would have some outlets that are noticeably better than this one, which is precisely what is claimed to not be the case.
They are implicitly comparing media sources to non-"media staples", such as your gut or your dreams. There may be "general information sources" better than those.
Seems like Node.js isn't the only language where people notably introduce dependencies.
My brain simplifies the double-negative to "I would say they are among the best media staples", which significantly changes the tone of your comment while (as far as I can tell) retaining the meaning. If you disagree with that simplification, though, I would suggest citing noticeably better sources of news that people can turn to.