The movie Spotlight (2015) tells the story of a team of journalists working for the Boston Globe who uncovered the truth regarding child molestation by priests in the Catholic Church. In 2001, the team was assembled to investigate a Catholic priest who was accused of sexually abusing children. The investigation turned into a grand exposure read more »

Imagine only hearing about news stories via word-of-mouth. Someone sees a news-worthy event occur and tells a friend about it. Then that person tells a friend, who tells a friend, who tells you. That information would not be very reliable. Such events would be described in biased fashions and without much factual information. History would read more »