By Dr. Tim Seelig–
Since 1978, the words “this is 20/20” have been repeated weekly by a host of trusted household names: Hugh Downs, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Charles Gibson, Sam Donaldson, Connie Chung, John Stossel, Elizabeth Vargas, and Chris Cuomo. That is quite a list. They are the news anchors people completely trusted when they reported worldwide happenings.
That’s certainly television of the past. It appeared on one of the three major networks. What? Three? Not on Netflix? Forget it! Many have. But many of us haven’t. Not only are the three big networks struggling to compete against too many options, but there has been a war on news in general. Once upon a time, in a land very far away, we believed what a news anchor said. They actually said exactly the same thing on all three channels. That confirmed it to be the truth. We trusted Hugh and Barbara and the others. Now, if you don’t like what you hear, you can switch channels and hear the exact opposite “n