USA Today publishes faked stories as true

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USA Today has been publishing fabricated feature stories for years, thanks to the deceptions of journalist Jack Kelley. According to the Associated Press, Kelley fabricated stories, and then schemed with interview subjects to lie about his work to other reporters attempting to investigate.

It's yet another example of the astonishing lack of ethics in our national media. When reporters at the New York Times and USA Today basically just make up their stories, what sort of trust can the public have in the mainstream press? In fact, the public should have very little trust. As we've seen since 9/11, the mainstream media in the United States is primarily a White House propaganda machine. Fox News and CNN, in particular, seem to be nothing more than tabloid trash TV shows that regurgitate whatever pro-war propaganda the White House is spewing that day.

Jack Kelley, by the way, was nominated five times for the Pulitzer Prize. One year, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, based on a story he apparently just made up. Even the highest prize for journalism, it seems, is not immune to fraud.

Let's face it: journalism in the U.S. sucks. With notable exceptions -- like WIRED and the San Francisco Chronicle -- the U.S. press seems to have forgotten about journalism ethics and, instead, aimed for the highest ratings. That's why we see so much coverage of Michael Jackson, for example: it's meaningless news, but it gets high ratings.

With this latest discovery of fraud at USA Today, the national paper joins the ranks of all the other papers and news networks that have been caught making up stories and misleading the public. Our national media is, quite frankly, shameful. It's one reason why so many people read this site. Here, you get the real story and honest opinion, not some so-called "objective" story that's really just pro-war propaganda or trash entertainment parading as real news.
About the author: Mike Adams is a holistic nutritionist with a passion for sharing empowering information to help improve personal and planetary health He has authored more than 1,500 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, impacting the lives of millions of readers around the world who are experiencing phenomenal health benefits from reading his articles. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In 2007, Adams launched EcoLEDs, a maker of energy efficient LED lights that greatly reduce CO2 emissions. He also launched an online retailer of environmentally-friendly products (BetterLifeGoods.com) and uses a portion of its profits to help fund non-profit endeavors. He's also the founder of a well known HTML email software company whose 'Email Marketing Director' software currently runs the NaturalNews subscription database. Adams also serves as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a non-profit consumer protection group, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates.


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