But in the 1970s and 1980s there was no cable tv nor talk radio where there were opinions to counter the main stream media. On tv all there was, was ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS. When I saw Reagan in person I liked him, but if the things the news media said about him had been true I would have had legitimate reasons to not like him. It wasn't until years later that I learned most of what the news media said were lies. At the time I believed the news media and just figured Reagan was just a good actor.