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[quote=Anonymous]Ok, I don't want to turn this into an Obama vs. Romney discussion.  If that's what you want, please find another thread to comment on!

I could go on and on about the horrors of this election cycle, but we all know what the problems are.  So, what changes need to happen in order to make this a respectable process again?

I really think that high school and college students should begin learning how to get real news.  They need to learn how to cut through the BS and know how to get to the facts.  There are WAAAAY too many people who read or hear something - no matter how outrageous - and believe it without question.  And they repeat it, repost it, and the cycle continues.  Many times, they simply don't know that their source is not credible.  If we begin teaching high school and college kids NOW how to fact-check, then the 18-25 demographic will have these skills by the next presidential election.  I honestly think this could make a difference over time.  Eventually, it would force journalists to become reporters of cold, hard facts again instead of the shock jocks that they've all become.  It used to be that a journalist would be fired after one false report.  And if you added another one or two, their career would be over for good.  Now it is all about ratings, and the journalist's job is to throw noodles at the wall until something sticks.  [/quote]

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