Editors came shortly after Gutenberg invented the printing press. Their role has always been to sort through what is important and what is not. The advent of the World Wide Web has been to eliminate editors so that any fool can print whatever drivel they wish. The work to substantiate a news flash takes time and hard work. The problem with a 30 minute news program is that you are only seeing the 3 minute story and not the work that goes behind it. Are mistakes made? Absolutely. However, the fact that a given news source publishes a story that angers you doesn't make it a lie. Publishing stories with which you agree but are not substantiated is not responsible journalism. I have a great deal of respect for news programs/papers that not only report stories but will publish corrections when they have made a mistake. I agree with Lester Holt's comments.
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