I heard the news about the liquid explosives - I don't know if I believe that either.
Its a shame we don't have a competent news media anymore.
They are competent.
They just don't do fair and balanced.
They shill for the communist/terrorist left 24/7.
Sins of omission the worst of all.
The news media is to news as Cheez Wiz is to cheese. They don't do news. They do "processed news product." They are largely just stenographers for the government establishment and their advertisers.
An easy way to know if your "news" media source is not legitimate journalism is if they have regular one-on-one interviews with government officials and corporate execs. Access to those people is the leverage used to make sure those media outfits never go too fqr off script.
The question is: competent at what?