Do you believe the news?
 

I find it harder everyday to watch any news. I have lost my trust in most things they report. Is this just me?

An easy solution - don't watch the news.

Nope.
Steve

I am limiting myself. Can no longer watch a news program just before bed.

I now watch less and less “news”. It’s ugly and nasty from all sides.

I think that most real journalists report the news accurately. The reason many people distrust the truth in the news is because of the distortions and outright untruths that some people spread to further their own agenda and sow seeds of doubt about the truth.

I gave up a couple years ago. So much opinion vs news. Newspapers, TV, even the internet. Most things I see or read turn out to be wrong. What ever happened to reporting facts? Our forth estate has become a bunch of liars. They will take information out of contexts just to make a story and report it as fact. So sad.

I remember 60 minutes maybe 20 years ago did a story on the nuclear power industry and focused on IL power. The company did a rebuttal and showed the statements the company official made and what 60 minutes published. They would take a statement made and actually delete words from it and make a new sentence. Changing the intent 180 degrees just to make their story. I just don't get how trained reporters can do such blatant lying? They did the exact same thing to Caterpillar tractor. I thought it was just 60 minutes so stopped watching them.

But slowly learned it was all news reporting. They will show you one picture of storm damage and make you believe that it is representative of an entire area. So they have moved the lies into all areas of reporting.

They all have an owners, political, agenda, special interest or focus of their own.
News is reported, or not, accordingly.
I prefer various on line news sources, foreign and domestic where I can pick, choose, sort what I want to read or not.
Hence it is what I want not what the networks and lettered news is promoting.

Weather Channel Reporter FAKES HIGH WINDS While Two People Walk By FINE - YouTube

Not even the weather news!

Perfect example of the current credibility (lack thereof!!) of reporting.

There is a difference between news and opinion, and sometimes the distinction is small. All news media is guilty of this, herein lies the problem.
My problem is when we find more credibility in listening to your neighbor and pass on those lies to others, or listen to OTHERS on tv that keep those lies going.

I just watch the local news now. I gave up on the national news shows.

There's a state on the East Coast where it's rulers have lost all reality
and dignity and have embarrassed this Country for personal gains
and enrichment

As the saying goes, No news is good news! Although with all the issues going on it’s probably a good idea to pay attention to what’s going on.

I'm not going to stop totally I'm going to manage the amount of time I spend on the News. I let it get out of hand. Shame on me. It's not just you Baykid.

Everything is a Bombshell Report. Phooey