MY JOURNALISTIC HERITAGE.

MY JOURNALISTIC HERITAGE. The Misinformation Poll found that: “9 in 10 voters said that in the 2010 election they encountered information they believed was misleading or false, with 56% saying this occurred frequently.” I am surprised that 100% of the people in the poll didn’t encounter misinformation frequently. I know that I am exposed to misinformation every day. Has it increased? Well, I am exposed to more of it because of the wonders of the internet which provides more access to both information and misinformation. But I grew up reading the Chicago Tribune in the days of Colonel McCormick. Back in the day, it seemed that almost every article in the Tribune on political affairs was slanted to reflect the Colonel’s views. I read them anyway, and it did me the good turn that ever since I have read every newspaper with a cynical eye. A lot of the times I spot the bias in an article, but sometimes I realize after the fact that they woofed one by me. I think there are a lot of people like me. I don’t know how you can listen to the clash of views without realizing that some of it must be wrong.