the media. They used to be primarily about informing the public
it is a yes and no. if you go back and read 19th century newspapers you will get a lot of straight "facts" in a very uninteresting format (almost like a spreadsheet). But then anything which can be politicized, was.
I am not convinced as yet that the American electorate is educated & objective enough to take a set of facts, properly analyze them, and reach a reasonable conclusion.
I don;t get information from the news media. I get it from primary sources.
