Yesterday I had a long conversation with a close relative. Among many things came up my recommendation of 60 Minutes, the American CBS news show. The mistrust expressed towards my vouching of the show’s neutrality and journalistic integrity put me off. Media bias is a real thing, but to treat all outlets as equally biased is erroneous.
I think this is symptomatic of a larger atmosphere of distrust towards institutions and moral principles. Values like journalistic integrity, the pursuit of truth, and the betterment of society are dismissed as naïve –to say the least. We know better. The real game in town is raw power. I’m afraid we now breathe the same air as in Moscow.