> I think people are slowly becoming smarter news consumers, more skeptical about what they take as fact They really, really, really aren't. Look at the polls

> I think people are slowly becoming smarter news consumers, more skeptical about what they take as fact They really, really, really aren't. Look at the polls. > Once they begin questioning one news source, they begin developing general critical reasoning ability They don't question news sources. They write off anything that doesn't contribute to their happy little world (or very unhappy little world, whichever).