This was in my corner of Europe, of course, not in the United States, but the channel for which she works has recently gone downhill... much like FOX (only a bit worse, I think). She said that she doesn't have a problem with broadcasting such drivel since journalists are meant to only repeat the information given to them without taking sides, that is without commenting

This statement of course struck me as odd so I probed further:

''But don't you think that it would be in the interest if the viewers to point out an obvious lie?''

''No. They have to find that out for themselves. Our job is only to report the news.''

''But how might the viewers find out the truth if they cannot gain access to the real information?''

''That's beside the point...''

And so on and so on...

How can we realistically expect the voters to make a wise, educated choice if all they know about the world is a manipulative drivel that they're expected to sort out? Most people don't have the time or the persistence to do it, which everyone in power knows full well. If there arfe no media standards, if journalism becomes simple repetition instead of an investigative, intellectual duty to the public, can we really expect our democracy to be anything more than a charade?