<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Independent media should increase the public's... > Independent media should increase the public's capacity to judge rather than demand that audiences replace one unquestioned authority with another. The highest form of trust is not obedience; it is confidence that the source will help people inspect reality for themselves. **Source:** [[livestreams/Independent Media, Audience Trust, and the Responsibility of Reach - Workbook|Independent Media, Audience Trust, and the Responsibility of Reach]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Independent media should increase the public's capacity to judge rather than demand that audiences replace one unquestioned authority with another. The highest form of trust is not obedience; it is confidence that the source will help people inspect reality for themselves.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-independent-media-should-inspect-reality-themselves ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->