When our news comes from a FB “curated” feed, twitter or, really, any type of SOCIAL media we get what we deserve.

Cable news started us off with the need to fill a 24/7 news hole. It was OK when Ted had his idea because he was the only one. In fact, I did some international travel and it was especially great to have an English language news channel to watch in hotels. Then the other networks jumped on board.

At least when print newspapers were a primary source you could tell the NYT or USA Today from the sensational rags, if for no other reason than where they were placed in store; the rags all purchased space in the checkout line. It was easier to recognize fact checked news because there were real editors separate from advertising and circulation.

Now, anyone can have a website that looks legitimate.