This isn't news, but life is hard.
I've already failed at the "write every day" thing.
It was never realistic.
I'm busy. I'm middle-aged. My energy isn't boundless, like it once was.
But, I want to write as often as I can.
Today, this week, this time, I am going to write about perspective in media.
I need to stop skimming the surface of our world. It is too easy to fall victim to click-bait headlines and misconstrued summaries. I need to read the whole thing. I need to seek out original sources and original interviews and find the context of the catchy news.
I know this as an academic (using this term loosely).
I know this as an adult.
But, it is so very easy to succumb to headlines and short-cuts and bad takes. It is so easy to not try and understand.
On this day / week / period of writing I want to do better. I will seek the full story. I will look beyond the headline. \
Only then, I will judge.
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