Dr. Julien Mercille:

If one assumes people should make their own decisions and cut through the propaganda in the media then what is the purpose of the media? Is it to confuse issues so people can practice their critical thinking skills and decide to take five hours in a day to uncover the truth? One cannot blame people to the same extent as the media, for the simple reason those who have a job work 40 hours a week and cannot be expected to spend so much time digging into every issue. That is my job, so I could be taken into account and journalists are also paid to do so. For other people it is different.