Transparency in Journalism Funding

Requiring disclosure of funding sources for fake news sites is essential to ensure transparency and trust in journalism. Identifying who is financing the news content is crucial, particularly when the backers may not have journalistic motives. The decline in local journalism credibility is attributed to 'pink slime sites' which publish biased and often misleading information. The lack of trustworthy journalistic referees leads to skewed news coverage, with Democratic and Republican candidates receiving biased stories. The erosion of truth in society can be linked to the diminishing role of experts, including journalists, who are expected to provide objective reporting, especially in local news.