I completely understand your cynicism toward the media.  But my question is: Who do you Trust?   Do you trust advertising that you get for products and services in the private sector?  Do you trust the judicial process in the United States.   How about friends, have you ever been lied to by a friend?  Police, military, teachers, doctors, talk radio, pastors,.........

I think a lot of what we believe is because we make choices on who we trust and who we don't.    I'm just interested on who you find to be trustworthy.   Life is difficult enough, I need at least a few solid rocks to negotiate the stream.

We agree on the lack of quality reporting in broadcast media in particular.   What we disagree on might be who is pulling the strings?  I believe corporate profitability is the overwhelming factor for media ownership, 'return on investment' is the big measure.     You may believe they are ideologically biased.   Either way the unvarnished truth doesn't often survive.