A Free Country Requires a Free and Responsible Press

Why is my viewpoint never given equal representation in the mainstream media?

Walter Rhein
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
6 min readAug 28, 2024

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The image is a cartoon of a boy talking to a smiling newscaster in front of a globe. The boy asks “Wait a second… What about…” and the newscaster responds “Shut up you deranged conspiracy theorist!” In the bottom left hand corner there is a text block that reads, “Mainstream Media.”
Image by Walter Rhein

These days, consuming quality news is as difficult as finding something healthy to eat. You have to disregard the restaurants with familiar names in convenient locations. Instead, you have to do a little searching. The problem is that it’s easy to make bad choices when you’re hungry.

It’s like the difference between eating a scoop of sugar versus a scoop of protein. One will give you a sugar rush followed by a headache, the other will give you enough energy to do a day’s worth of work.

Everyone says the US has a high-sugar diet. It tastes great, but it’s killing us. We don’t seem to realize that bad reporting is as detrimental to our psyche as a bad diet is to our health

I am interested in fact-based rational thinking. Unfortunately, I find that this perspective is infrequently represented in the mainstream media. I find it frustrating that my viewpoint is not afforded equal representation. If I want to see a reflection of what I’m thinking in print I have to write it myself.

We need healthy intellectual inquiry

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Walter Rhein
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

10+ years experience as a certified English and Physics teacher. 20+ years of experience as an editor, journalist, blogger and novelist. WalterRhein@gmail.com