How better to advance “trust” in corporate media than an untrustworthy “National Summit” … and what do they see during their ostrich act—Earth Two and an enrobed King Donald I?
Access to the truth and the facts along with adherence to the rule of law are the foundations of democracy. I believe it is the duty of journalism to bring the facts and the truth to the public. Media outlets cannot continue to allow politicians to lie their way through an interview with no follow up from the anchor. I am so sick of sitting on my sofa yelling 'that's not true' while the anchor says nothing except 'thank you for being here.' So to regain the public trust, the media needs to find away to ensure that politicians lies are countered with facts. It might be tedious and it may limit who will go on the show, but watching news where the lie prevails and truth is smothered is a monumental waste of time. Moreover it's dangerous because such journalism makes the liar the winner and the public the loser. So, there needs to be national media broadcast standards that require media outlets to provide a balance of facts in order to qualify for a licence to air content under the umbrella of news or journalism.
How better to advance “trust” in corporate media than an untrustworthy “National Summit” … and what do they see during their ostrich act—Earth Two and an enrobed King Donald I?
It was an ostrich act, if they were arranged in a circle, and they were, well, you know.
Wagging their ostrich tails …
Not exactly their tails, and not exactly wagging, but let's keep it clean.
My day has improved immensely!
Access to the truth and the facts along with adherence to the rule of law are the foundations of democracy. I believe it is the duty of journalism to bring the facts and the truth to the public. Media outlets cannot continue to allow politicians to lie their way through an interview with no follow up from the anchor. I am so sick of sitting on my sofa yelling 'that's not true' while the anchor says nothing except 'thank you for being here.' So to regain the public trust, the media needs to find away to ensure that politicians lies are countered with facts. It might be tedious and it may limit who will go on the show, but watching news where the lie prevails and truth is smothered is a monumental waste of time. Moreover it's dangerous because such journalism makes the liar the winner and the public the loser. So, there needs to be national media broadcast standards that require media outlets to provide a balance of facts in order to qualify for a licence to air content under the umbrella of news or journalism.
Lots of truth in this reply. The rampant misinformation and reporting laziness is very, very damaging to democracy.