I don't understand why this would excuse anything. Journalism is almost literally their about to (get to) know better about things and explaining to the rest of us.
At least, that's what it should be -- these days it seems to be mostly about generating clickbait. (Sorry if that's cynical -- I've just read Trust Me, I'm Lying.)
> Ultimately, shouldn't everyone be applying critical thinking and the scientific method to come to their own conclusions about the world?
Of course, but there's limited time to investigate everything in ultimate skeptical detail, and so we rely on others we trust.
I don't understand why this would excuse anything. Journalism is almost literally their about to (get to) know better about things and explaining to the rest of us.
At least, that's what it should be -- these days it seems to be mostly about generating clickbait. (Sorry if that's cynical -- I've just read Trust Me, I'm Lying.)
> Ultimately, shouldn't everyone be applying critical thinking and the scientific method to come to their own conclusions about the world?
Of course, but there's limited time to investigate everything in ultimate skeptical detail, and so we rely on others we trust.