News reports sound like football color commentary

There was a time when the press reported news supported by fact from reputable sources. There was an abundance of news sources that started with the general rules of journalism — who, what, where, when and why. People walked away from those facts with the thought that they could develop their own opinion based on that.

Commentators and those that chose to listen to those commentators got their justification from someone on the news sharing their opinion — often based on life choices and experiences.

The lines between news and commentary have become blurred. Broadcasts are full of those providing political and personal commentary in the same manner that an analyst provides insight during a nationally televised football game. These “color commentators” have become the mainstream mouthpieces reporting the news, bringing their bias rather than the facts.

There are fewer unbiased, independent, credible and objective sources to describe and chronicle the country’s issues. I seek unbiased, factually true information to help me navigate the times.

Julie Williams Merritt Island