What I objected to was the question of 'personal experience' that was just way out of line.
Why?
The OP wrote:
The fact the media in this country has had nothing but new pope this/new pope that but fail to present a balanced story...
So, when the media in this country had nothing but Mugabe this, Mugabe that, was it unbalanced too? Does that mean what we think we know about Zimbabwe and Mugabe is right or wrong?
If the sum total of our knowledge on a subject is gleaned from media reports it may amount to little. Hence my question.