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I share your concerns about the general publics view of "journalism." Today I think many view the news sources as one large conglomeration of print and television making no real distinction any more. They don't differentiate. I see most of the negative views of "news providers," if you will, beginning when the papers like the New York Times, consciously decided to allow opinion pieces to be among the "news stories" on the front page. That and the decision by the likes of CBS, NBC, ABC to incorporate their news departments into their entertainment divisions. With the birth of cable news the process of co-mingling reporting the news with presenting opinion became truly blurred, be it on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN and sadly in my opinion PBS. Having served as the citizen representative on the editorial board of the Post-Star twice over the years, I know just how hard the journalists work to get the facts, and when sharing opinions keep it separate, but perception does matter, and I do think the views of the general public have been shaped more by the television news media than print journalism. And rightly or wrongly, trust in traditional media has declined to an all-time low.

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