Well that's an interesting position to put me, a college journalist, in. Look, even when journalists have the purest hearts and the best intentions, they can't possibly write down every aspect of a story, their editors might inadvertently change small things, and people may read the words they write differently than they intend.
The important thing is that whether you get your information from "established news sources," indymedia, blogs, your friends, The Daily Show, Slashdot or whatever, it's your responsibility to think about what you're hearing and seeing.
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Well that's an interesting position to put me, a college journalist, in. Look, even when journalists have the purest hearts and the best intentions, they can't possibly write down every aspect of a story, their editors might inadvertently change small things, and people may read the words they write differently than they intend.
The important thing is that whether you get your information from "established news sources," indymedia, blogs, your friends, The Daily Show, Slashdot or whatever, it's your responsibility to think about what you're hearing and seeing.
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