It wasn’t all that long ago that we got virtually all our news from a few mainstream sources. In most instances we even knew when we would get the news. Newspapers were delivered in the morning. The TV news came on at 6 p.m. Now, with Twitter, Facebook and the like, news can be (and […]
Who Can You Trust?
Fully 75 percent of Americans think news organizations generally don’t get the facts right, according to Pew Research. Two-thirds (66 percent) say stories are often inaccurate–a new high–and almost 75 percent believe that journalists try to cover up their mistakes. Julia Moos discusses these statistics in her article, “Pew: 75 percent of Americans Say Press […]
More Thoughts on the Murdock Saga
The Murdock sage continues, a soap opera tale if there ever was one. It seems surreal. Rupert Murdock, perhaps the most powerful media mogul in the world, being questioned in Parliament. The scene has fixated other journalists, getting major coverage throughout the world. Fox News estimated that the “New York Times” gave the scandal about […]
