However, some news I take seriously, as written, and as the gospel truth. For instance, I absolutely believe everything written about my favorite vehicles - motorcycles, in any one of the half-dozen magazines I read regularly.
Foolish, you may say, but I've never been given any reason to doubt.
Until now ...
I received a sizable shock to my belief system when I opened the latest issue of a leading industry magazine to find an article, titled as being a review of a newly revised motorcycle model, that was in fact a reprint of a years-old article about an earlier, but similar, model. A few pictures and captions referring to the correct new model were added, but the text was all about the older version. And there was no editorial note to introduce or explain this patch-up.
And it got me thinking. I only noticed the subterfuge because I am an avid follower of all things motorcycle, and I'd already read more than one review of the bike in question. But what if I didn't know about that model or brand of bike? What if I was new to motorcycling? I would have believed the story as written with no questions asked.
Even more concerning - those other articles in the magazine, the ones on subjects I know nothing about? How do I know if what I am reading is the truth?
You see where this is leading ... my faith is shaken.
My trust has been abused, and now I am second-guessing everything... with a veritable Bonneville of salt.
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