Media literacy should be everyone's objective

[Commentary] With such a vast amount of information available, it's difficult to wade through the fluff to get to the cold hard facts. It's so hard, sometimes, to get to the truth. With it being so difficult to get to the actual truth, it makes it even more challenging to formulate an informed opinion on any subject... A tool that people should utilize is evaluating the levels of credibility of media outlets. For example, there are certain credible news services, such as the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, which would have a high level of credibility as opposed to a blog on the Internet that would have quite a low level. The roots of our democracy are in ancient Greece and they had a very simple democratic system that held individuals accountable. The general population took it upon themselves to make sure their democracy survived. It's our job, in the present day, to ask the right questions and get to the facts. Otherwise, we will have no part in our own future and we will be resigned to the fact that others will be making unchecked decisions on our behalf. That shouldn't happen, especially in a democratic republic like ours.