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I don't know about you, but when I read the news I want news, not somebody's "baseless" opinion. (SEE LINK) Shouldn't the reader decide whether the claim is "baseless"? Because the journalist zealously injected "baseless" in the title, I now have to wonder if whatever Trump is basing it on has been deliberately left out. This is because Trump is no idiot and doesn't make baseless claims. You can't regulate the media, but there should be 2 VERY BASIC requirements in place that must be met in order for news outlets to be allowed to continue to bill themselves as such. Those agencies unable to comply should have to put disclaimers everywhere that say something like "some or all of what we say here may be opinion or fiction".
I understand that regulating the media is a no-no, the press must be free. BUT the press must also be truthful and unbiased. Those would be the 2 rules. DON"T LIE and don't inject your opinion. That's it. It's possible to keep your opinion out of a story 100% of the time, but we acknowledge sources aren't always correct, so there would be multiple "strikes" allowed before they are suspended, then finally revoked (after a very generous predetermined number of violations).
I just know something needs to give - I'm tired of being the unwilling recipient of propaganda disguised as "NEWS".
https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...pect-of-democrats-investigating-him/23587643/
I understand that regulating the media is a no-no, the press must be free. BUT the press must also be truthful and unbiased. Those would be the 2 rules. DON"T LIE and don't inject your opinion. That's it. It's possible to keep your opinion out of a story 100% of the time, but we acknowledge sources aren't always correct, so there would be multiple "strikes" allowed before they are suspended, then finally revoked (after a very generous predetermined number of violations).
I just know something needs to give - I'm tired of being the unwilling recipient of propaganda disguised as "NEWS".
https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...pect-of-democrats-investigating-him/23587643/
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