:: Skepticism and vigilance ::

I've been told that I'm overly cynical of the members of the Fourth Estate, given that I once had aspirations myself of being a journalist, or at least a columnist.

Stories like these about the invented news that crops up in respected media channels give me food for my skepticism.

Cynical? No. Critical? You bet. And so should you be too. As the article states, "Today's reporting needs to be read with a great deal of skepticism and vigilance".