How well does the Media report on subjects you are knowledgable about? So why believe them on other stuff?

Watch how the media report on a subject you are familiar with.

Let's say - Firearms or Hunting

How accurate is their reporting?

How closely does their portrait of gun owners or hunters match your experience?
 
How often does the write up display bias?
 
How often do they perpetuate lies & half truths?
 
How often do they fail to do any genuine research?
 
How often do they fail to provide all the data?

What makes you think that these same journalists & media outlets apply a different standard of skill when they report on anything else?

Why believe anything they say about - crime, immigration, politics, Islam in Australia, the war on Terror, the war on Drugs, Government Policy?

If you won't believe the media when they consistently gets it wrong on stuff you know a bit about, why would you believe ANYTHING the say about ANYTHING?