Modern Journalism

How well do you think modern American journalism tells the truth, and what thoughts or suggestions do you have about how that can be improved?

I think they tell the truth for the most part. The thing that I think may be up for a little discussion is how they may be leaving out critical parts or analyzing only part of the truth so that they can advance their own thoughts and agendas. This may not be the case on all sorts of journalism, but I believe that this is what is going on with modern day politics, and ancient politics for that matter. A suggestion that I have is that people when writing an article for whatever they write for, they should indicate before the article even starts what their political bias is, and in what direction they plan to spin this topic. Let me give you an example: for the most part, I enjoy watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Some days, they are clearly way way left, and it makes me angry what jokes they do and what they talk about. I'd rather be warned right away that they are going to be making fun of Romney, and praising how much Obama has done. I'd be sure to miss that day instead of wasting that time and not caring at all or agreeing about what I am hearing. Or when reading an article in the Wall Street Journal, I'd love to kn ow that this particular writer wants to show how Mitt Romney is just showing how good of an American he is by releasing his tax returns. There are several different ways to look at every single occurrence, and I just want to know which side I'm reading before I read it.