I read a lot of articles every day.
A LOT.
I do because following the news and opinion writing is integral to my job. And while I love my job, I have to admit that without blood pressure medications, I would burst a blood vessel several times a day.
I don’t always get things right. Nobody does, and even the most meticulous journalists who try hard to abstract their news writing from their opinions are swayed by unconscious assumptions. As an opinion writer, I unabashedly inject my opinions into my work, and I do not doubt that my opinions can influence how I see reality. We are all subject to confirmation bias, no matter how much we try to see things without it.
Given that, others’ opinion journalism doesn’t tend to get my blood pressure up; lies and hoaxes are what infuriate me, as does willful ignorance. And we swim in a sea of lies in the modern world of…
