Informing the NewsBy: Thomas E. Patterson As the journalist Walter Lippmann noted nearly a century ago, democracy falters if there is no steady supply of trustworthy and relevant news. Todays journalists are not providing it. Too often, reporters give equal weight to facts and biased opinion, stir up small controversies, and substitute infotainment for real news. Even when they get the facts rights, they often misjudge the context in which they belong. Information is