Airing Opinions

Newspapers, at least on the local level, seem to be emboldened with a sense of entitlement. They no longer report facts, serve readers, or play the role of government watchdog. Rather they offer magazine-type fluff, person-of-interest articles about themselves and publish their personal opinions with unabashed political bias and spin. It’s no wonder they are losing readers, advertisers and subscribers. Proverbs makes an apt observation, “An unfriendly man pursues selfish ends; he defies all sound judgment. A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions” (Proverbs 18:1-2 NIV).