If you can't open this file you may need to download the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe. News media credibility is eroding.
Some people still trust mainstream news media, or public radio and television.
The Internet actually offers reporters a wider range of sources than they had access to before, but as anyone who has used the web knows, the quality of sources varies wildly. Reporters' ability to verify sources and ensure authenticity will become even more important. The way the see reality is determined by their experience, their goals, their agenda. The Internet allows the widest diversity of points of view to be published. They may become the new facilitators of community conversations.