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[–]IkeConn 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

And these news outlets wonder why nobody trusts them anymore.

[–]AmbroseBierce 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This isn't new.

I've haven't believed media since the lead-up to invading Iraq.

I also found a book called "Three Blind Mice" that detailed many of the same problems from back before cable news.

The media has been a "threat to democracy " for decades

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When I was a kid you could trust Walter Cronkite.

[–]StillLessons 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

For the past 10 years, the only strategy left to the authorities is to shoot the messenger. They're shooting an awful lot of messengers lately; it doesn't seem to be helping them much.