This day in history, Oct. 04 1864

[old salt]

1864 New Orleans Tribune, 1st black daily newspaper, forms.

[Hanshi]

To our severe detriment printed news and true journalism are dying out.  People haven't been taught to read for their news.  Instead they get lies, disinformation and propaganda from talking heads/idiots on TV and on line.  Newspapers are our last bastion against falsehood.

[beowulf]

To our severe detriment printed news and true journalism are dying out.  People haven't been taught to read for their news.  Instead they get lies, disinformation and propaganda from talking heads/idiots on TV and on line.  Newspapers are our last bastion against falsehood.

and even some of those are no longer trust worthy !

[Patocazador]

To our severe detriment printed news and true journalism are dying out.  People haven't been taught to read for their news.  Instead they get lies, disinformation and propaganda from talking heads/idiots on TV and on line.  Newspapers are our last bastion against falsehood.

Every newspaper is slanted toward a viewpoint. The NY Times is definitely liberal and endorses Democratic politicians, same with the Washington Post. Both are anti-gun and pro- PETA.

[beowulf]

as for reading I know high school grads who read at a fourth grade level , and they got good grades , reading is being phased out , and by the end of the century will be discouraged unless it`s for your occupation,  bradburys fahrenheit 451 , like orwells 1984 were prophetic , and warnings of what can and likely will take place , and do disregard soylent green , the left has been pushing the idea for the last three decades ,and if they get their way it will become a reality , they`re already testing growing human meat in the lab ! this is nolonger the world I was born in , but a quickly approaching dystopian nightmare ! I`m glad I have no children of my own !