The Truth Matters

Introduction of book
The book explains about the author and his experience in the field of journalism. The book mentions journalism and its importance in society. From print media to today’s online medium, the way journalism has affected the society has been covered in the book. From traditional media to usage of links, how a journalist has to be conscious and what are his/her duties while covering news are covered. Explanation from Trump’s win to America’s top news in various newspapers is mentioned. Change in America’s media industry from many decades, to reading newspapers to reading articles online is specified. The book covers the birth given to new ideologies like cable news channels and radio over normal reading tactics. The book specifies usage of Wikipedia, the source of fake news, and to avoid and to avoid such fake news is one of the important things in today’s media industry.
Introduction of writer Bruce Bartlett is an author who has written for many major national publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, The New Republic and many others.
Bartlett’s work is informed by many years in government, including service on the staffs of Congressmen Ron Paul and Jack Kemp and Senator Roger Jepsen, as executive director of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, senior policy analyst in the Reagan White House, and deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department during the George H.W. Bush administration.
Elaboration Topics show a news being covered in paper, radio and television, and that the newspapers have become liberal. A letter written by Jefferson to John Norvell mentions the information in a newspaper should be unbiased and true, and that created an impression on common man. Notes are given about the sources that display information which can be lie. Why the journalist should not depend on such sources? Whenever an evidence is in the hand of a journalist, verification of it must be done. If any information is leaked doesn’t mean that it is always true, because it might have been purposely done by someone. Important resources such as links and footnotes, which guide the reader to follow that news by just some clicks are mentioned. Many people still prefer links over any pdf, as pdf needs a separate software. Topics about ‘’on the record’’, ‘’off the record,’’ and ‘’on background’’ show that how the character should be, Ex-sometimes a person is shown ‘’off the record’’ to hide his identity. The methods of covering the news were by keeping correspondents at different locations. The writer mentions that he was more biased towards debating, and monkey cage allows political scientists to discuss. Gatekeeper’s role has a better effect on the present generation. Importance of universities on maintaining their database and guiding their alumni has been covered. The inflation index and why a value of money changes for different countries is given. Important points with examples that Republican Party has made certain decisions compared to Democratic Party. How the situation of right or left works. Focus on the importance of polling before an election. It also covers that sampling techniques are used to carry out the judgment. Behavior of normal users to Wikipedia, and that the data on it can be edited by any user is shown. Fact checking should be done before publishing any news, as fake news can be spread by sources. Technology can be better used, as there is much content that has been covered on Google. Newspapers like The Wall Street Journal and New York Times spend millions to maintain them. Fake news from liars should be checked before publishing.