These days we get more news more constantly distributed through more forms of media then at any other time in our history. Gone are the days of Newspapers, trunk line telephone calls, telegrams, and long delays between are happening and it’s reporting. These days no matter where you are in the world, newsfeed is instantaneous. Communications have impacted upon is globallyTo the extent that isolation and unawareness is no longer an issue.

There is however an issue and a need for the accuracy of information. Disinformation, skewed data and the impact through media of spin doctors representing business industry and government . I get plenty of news and instantaneously know what’s going on but how much of it is for real, how much of it is invented,how much of it is interpreted in a particular way that doesn’t fully represent the facts – these things leave me bemused.

I won’t go on about social media including Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and other forms of social media, other than to say that while there might be some positives, there is also a hell of a lot of deleterious outcome because of people being hurt by comments and by taking things to heart. The impact of trolls it’s horrendous and before social media that sort of incursion into peoples rights and privacy entitlements are often breached.

I want the correct information about everything. Is that too much to ask.