Trust Should Never Be Blind "The Hallo Effect"
giving misplaced trust or authority to a person (or group) based on an idealized impression we have of that individual (or organization).
Whether we realize it or not, the halo effect impacts humans in all areas of life.
Reporters commonly cite international agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and activists and academics viewing them as authoritative, non-political, and beyond reproach.
Addressing the relationship between the media and the humanitarian organizations, Philip Gourevitch questioned why reporters don’t treat the NGOs with a heavy dose of skepticism.
"Why should we not regard them as interested parties in the public realms in which they operate, as giant bureaucracies, as public trusts, with long records of getting it wrong with catastrophic consequences, as well as getting it right?"