Art, I certainly don’t believe that the Globe or any other major media outlet has never spun a story or published doctored facts.  That’s why my original post says that I never believed in that fool’s paradise.

But I do think that the state of journalism is on a downward spiral, and I also believe that the cause is declining revenue.  I also think that Thomas Jefferson was right when he said good journalism is essential for healthy democracy.

Does it mean that I think the Globe, the CBC, or the Sun is always right?  Hell no.  What it means is that I would like to see a variety of opinions that are rooted in fact so I can decide for myself.  It also means I don’t want people like Kellyanne Conway excusing bold-faced lies by the press secretary as “alternative facts”.  I do not understand what an alternative fact is.  A thing is either true, untrue, or an opinion.

If that means a subsidy is needed, so be it.  We fund education for our children, why not for ourselves?