You keep saying governing body like you ' re putting words in my mouth and it ' s really dishonest . The other two complaints wouldn ' t apply to such a system since everyone reads news articles as a matter of course and would still read them if the media ever adopted a structure like the scientific community ' s . It wouldn ' t have a monetary incentive to sell to niche markets since it wouldn ' t really be done for money anymore . I suppose one could argue that they ' d vie for federal and private grants , but if you feel that way then by that logic you wouldn ' t be able to trust the scientific community and you ' d be just as silly for not doing so . As for people not giving a shit , well , that ' s the beauty of the structure science does not require that people give a shit for what it says to be true , and if the media had a similar structure with something akin to the scientific method to resolve disputes , then it wouldn ' t be influenced by public opinion either .