Leaks and Lies, there may be no difference!

We have heard for almost a year about "leaks" of confidential government information without sourcing by the major newspapers that reported them. Worse, there has been no corroboration by other media, leaving the public

in the position of accepting this on face value or not believing what is being reported.

This is the state of 'journalism'. In fact it is so bad a new term has entered
the lexicon, 'fake news'! This is what we now hear so often we tend to
believe anything we read or hear over the airwaves is suspect!

So, what are we to make of 'leaks', are they accurate, or are they "lies"?
 This is especially reasonable  since we are at a time the media does not
disguise its efforts to destroy the Trump presidency!

You would think the media would be anxious to prove the 'leaks' are true, 

backed with conclusive evidence.  But, the largest and most respected 

newspapers do not seem to want to go the extra mile to assure the public 

what they report is true, which should give the public pause.

They prefer to hide behind the tradition of protecting sources, never mind

the damage it is doing to the confidence the public has in the Fourth Estate!

The NY Times, Washington Post and other major publications prefer to be

offended when the charges of 'fake news' are hurled in their direction, even 

when they have it in their power to prove what they report is true.

Ever since Donald Trump was elected the charge Russia tried to influence

the election has been resurrected after failing to gain traction during the

primaries.

Even when "Wikileaks", a major source of leaked information, says Russia 

is not its source, the media persists to report they are!

Even the Congress appears to have been played for pawns, as it bought into

the Russian effort to affect the election. 

Why Congress did not invite the media to show  evidence of what it 'leaked' 

was true before it convened committees to investigate charges is a mystery

that  no one seems interested in pursuing.

In fact, it is worse when you consider Congress is proceeding with several 

committees chasing hot air while the FBI has produced evidence within

the Democrat primary battle the party colluded with Hillary Clinton to

defeat Bernie Sanders.  Yet, Congress had no interest in holding hearings.

If I were to give every form of media one bit of advice, it would be this.

NEVER report to your audience what you learn from other media outlets
without first proving the accuracy and authenticity. Not doing so you only
reduces your standing in addition to the media that reports "fake news"!

If there is one glimmer of sunlight, it is shining on the media. Now, every 

American who follows news reporting may no longer accept what they

learn is 'fact based', they will weight what they hear or read with
skepticism, which is the best we can ask for.

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