Cheney Free Press carries immediate impact

One thing is certain — 2017 will be an interesting year for journalism. In fact, it will be interesting for media in general.

And, that might not be limited to just 2017, but 2018, 2019 and on.

Nationally, we are all aware of the challenges to news organizations. The term “fake news” has been kicked around so much, it’s beginning to take on other forms than what was originally referenced.

That early focus was on websites that were blatantly making things up, and could be disproved through facts of all shapes and sizes. Data and comments pulled out of context, information submitted without any...