[yallpendantools]

My hot take in this forum: this attitude is a sort of damn-if-you-do-damn-if-you-don't Catch-22 clause for traditional media which, among other things, has lead to over-cynicism towards these sources which, in turn, has allowed the rise of fake news ("alternative facts" heh).

I'm not saying don't ever be critical of the media you consume rather be nuanced in doing so. Do realize that the decision which to produce/what to report on/what counts as "news-worthy" is an opinion in itself. Deciding which headline to use is an opinion in itself. Choosing your lede down to your last sentence is an opinion. You can't ever "just report the facts"

"US Olympian ends Moscow campaign with silver" could be the same news item as "Russia takes gold at home vs US rival" but you can see they are expressing very different opinions already.

To be clear I can't agree more with "less but better" but that act is inherently---you guessed it---very opinionated. I can already read the "Hey BiasBroadCast, why you report on this war but not this other war?" all the way from here.