How old were you when you realized journalists are scum? I was 15. A national news organization did a report about my home town. when it went on the air it was a deceptive piece full of misrepresentations. the next day our high school principal did an announcement about how you need to have a critical eye regarding the media. Since then I have had many more experiences where I knew something about a journalism topic and knew it was false. It seems to be the norm and not the exception.