Perhaps the place to start looking for a credibility gap is not in the offices of the Government in Washington but in the studios of the networks in New York!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Agnew suggests the credibility gap lies with media networks in New York rather than the government in Washington.
- In plain terms
- Media networks have a credibility gap.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust media less than government.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who controls the narrative?
- Is the media trustworthy?
Another view
Government also holds significant power to deceive.
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