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Journalists have forgotten their mission - to report news without bias. Judging from walk-backs or corrections of leading media outlets, certainly during the Trump years, along with those awarded Pulitzer Prizes for reporting falsehoods, one would think journalism leadership would press the big red reset button. The dis-mis-mal-information brouhaha is nothing more than an attempt at gaining partisan control. Totally unnecessary, if tenets of journalism are followed: 1) write an honest headline - no clever clickbait 2) Use credible, named sources . . . 3) . . . from opposing viewpoints, with a balanced approach from both (a reporter is outside the story, looking in) 4) Absolutely no leading questions to fit a narrative - only to develop a balanced story 5) leave personal opinions out of the story, unless it is clearly identified as an opinion piece. Understand that "truth," like "science," is fallible, based on human perception at a point in time and space. This is why law enforcement relies so heavily upon "motive." It's time real journalists went on the offensive, shedding their partisan skins for the higher calling they chose to indulge for the good of society.