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[Andy A.]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

Here's the way I see it. ...
If you don't go with their flow, all you have to do is turn it off.

Respectfully, thats like saying that if you don't like the way doctors do something, just don't get medical care.

Some people do in fact do that. They usually go through a lot more pain and trouble then they should have to. Overall, we have pretty good doctors. Why don't we have good news reporters? Probably because its obvious when your doctor is incompetent, and not so obvious when your just being lied to.

The media has a job to do. It's an amazingly important job. They are being paid to do it. I am paying them to do it. Why should I not expect them to do it well? Access to the media has to be a basic right and aspect of any democracy. I shouldn't have to deny my self of reliable and factual news coverage because the owner of FOX news has a chip on his shoulder and it gets in the way of reporting whats happening.

I know nothing is going to change with out more people calling for it. I know that the internet is a promising, if still very young source of news. But after it all, Jim Leyher shouldn't be the only trustworthy news anchor left!

-Andy A.

edit: spelling, grammer, little runin with the word filter