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Originally Posted by Bay Kid
I find it harder everyday to watch any news. I have lost my trust in most things they report. Is this just me?
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A free press is absolutely necessary for the democracy to survive in what we know as the United States of America. Our forefathers knew that and thus put it in the First Amendment. From time to time it comes under attack and perhaps no more often than in recent times. It’s still news and not “fake news” just because you don’t agree. If you want “fake news” go to some of the many social media sites. We should all learn to agree to disagree. As some have noted, if you really want to follow the news, you should get the news from more than one source. As others have noted there is a difference between opinion or “spin” on an issue and the quote “news”. Finally, as some have noted in this Thread, the major news media get the “news” right almost all the time with a rare mistake along the way. Regardless, of your preference to certain news media, a free press is necessary to sustain our democracy as we know it.