In Today’s World, Where Can We Find the Truth?

Probably not on broadcast news.

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I watch and read the news a lot. I read all the major news on my phone. I read from both sides of the aisle politically even though I am firmly on one side. I want to hear both sides of arguments.

Most of the time, reading the news is much like watching a train wreck: it’s awful and you want to look away, but you just can’t turn away from it.

No matter which side of the political spectrum you are on, the news spews stories that are intended to have you up in arms or nodding along in agreement with something you believe to be true.

I doubt that newspapers have ever printed “just the facts” or that tv news has ever just stated facts. Opinion bleeds through every broadcast, every article written.

This is accomplished by what is included, what is left out, the choice of language, visual argument in video and photos and the background of the set, facial expressions of the talking heads, and even music or sound.

All these elements influence our understanding of what happened and what was said by whom.

Consider any recent news story and how differently it was reported by various news channels. Was the story reported without bias by either side of the political…