I don't agree with much of the "truther" conspiracy community that all MSM is fake. This is a huge mistake and oversimplification.

We obviously know (and I've reported on for 15 years) that MSM has been involved in propaganda dissemination, but to dismiss all people working at corporate media as fakes, hacks, or agents etc is just silly.

There's dozens to 100s of people working for corporate media outlets, and some of them do good work. Whether its local news, or bigger stories on the national level, there is real journalism being done.

However, in the so called independent or alternative media you have people who SOLELY read headlines from those same MSM outlets, or speculating on major world events, most without any sources or real insight.

I have been guilty of this at different times in 15 years, and I've also learned to take the good of journalism ethics and leave the trash so I can develop sources, do on the ground in person reporting, and provide my audience with more than parroting the mainstream.

I am getting so sick of watching people grow and call themselves journalists when they do nothing but theorize, repeat mainstream stories, and never leave their desk. DO BETTER.