The outrageous bias, hypocrisy and straight out manipulation coming from formerly serious news outlets has, it's true, destroyed my trust.
To take just a current example, the Russians had nothing to do with the DNC leaks. A person of average scepticism will find it strange that for all the clamour, and despite omniscient surveillance, no one has been identified, or arrested, or had their assets frozen. The original phrase "consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts" should have set off alarm bells of scepticism. And indeed, credible sources close to Assange are at pains to stress it wasn't Russia.
So who can I trust? Clearly not a former secretary of state, or the wapo, or the CIA. I've only friends left.
The outrageous bias, hypocrisy and straight out manipulation coming from formerly serious news outlets has, it's true, destroyed my trust.
To take just a current example, the Russians had nothing to do with the DNC leaks. A person of average scepticism will find it strange that for all the clamour, and despite omniscient surveillance, no one has been identified, or arrested, or had their assets frozen. The original phrase "consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts" should have set off alarm bells of scepticism. And indeed, credible sources close to Assange are at pains to stress it wasn't Russia.
So who can I trust? Clearly not a former secretary of state, or the wapo, or the CIA. I've only friends left.