Tim Russert, Bernard Goldberg and Me
Thinking For Yourself And Other Thought Crimes

by Phyllis Chesler
Pajamas Media
June 18, 2008

http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/306/tim-russert-bernard-goldberg-and-me

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Just as more and more information becomes seemingly available, we nevertheless seem to know less and less. Today, one has to know as much as a physician in order to make one's own personal medical decisions. One must possess an advanced degree in history, Middle East Studies, political science, or law, in order to be able to evaluate what newspapers print daily.

In addition, internet sites are not necessarily trustworthy. There are no clear, common standards, few sites take responsibility for mistakes or for outright lies, and even "mediated" venues are known both for biased reportage and for refusing to publish facts, or points of view which in any way depart from their approved ideology. Of course, ideologues on both sides of the aisle are usually quite happy to read material that they already "know" and with which they agree however much this places the rest of us at a great disadvantage.

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