Originally Posted by
mini
His observations are valid across the globe in my experience, when you've been stuffed by these people you tend not to forget. I apply a jaundiced eye to the media in general, the bland truth seldom generates clicks/revenue etc. They seem to print what they think folks want to read.
Sad, really sad.
Agreed - there was a time when most reporters strived to give accurate, unbiased information - they were not always successful since it's impossible to filter out all bias - but they tried.
Those days are sadly gone - unbiased reporting has become the exception, not the rule. TV tends to be worse than print, but they are all guilt (some more than others). The NYT used to be considered 'the paper of record', but now they have some of the worst bias. The focus is now 'what sells' - and quite frankly good news doesn't sell.