"The Doctrine of Media Untruth" "The Doctrine of Media Untruth" Quote 1:  "When knowledge, wisdom, independent thought, even basic competence were no longer requisites for success, then the media naturally slid into mediocrity, and mastered networking and obsequiousness instead of valuing independence." Quote 2:  "As a general rule, when the New York Times, the Washington Post, National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, and CNN begin to parrot a narrative, the truth often is found in simply believing just the opposite." Quote 3:  "Trump’s antics simply lured the snails out of their shells and showed the public they were glorified slugs all along."  kek!