Some people are turning to social media or perhaps even to other easy to manipulate resources but in the place where we now find ourselves, it is a confused and mistrusted place to be. We now live in a time in which it is easy to point out some of the examples of media manipulation and it has opened many eyes. There is certainly a gap between what people expect in an honest and objective media and what they actually got. Why is media trust at such a low point? The same survey said that 80% of Americans thought that the media was critical of democracy. They may be state-owned or perhaps run by someone who wants to get their own point across but in either case, it can make it difficult to look beyond the smokescreen. ![]() The media should be objective and should not take one side over the other but we know that some news outlets are partisan and stick to their own agenda.
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