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> (in case we've all forgotten by now, that was supposed to be the job of the press) Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the job of the press was merely to
by personjerry 10y ago
> (in case we've all forgotten by now, that was supposed to be the job of the press)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the job of the press was merely to bring relevant information to the masses?
- sverige 10y agoNo, it's more than that. They're the "Fourth Estate," supposedly to keep the government from abusing its power. They've abandoned that position. It's not clear that there's anything to replace the accountability they brought for a time. The Internet could have been that, but they've co-opted vast swaths of it already.
- badlucklottery 10y agoThe information and narratives governments want you to hear will be freely given in press releases. All other information has to be found via investigation and possibly won't support or at least add complications and caveats to the official narrative. So the press giving the complete picture to the masses does have a adversarial component to it.
- rodgerd 10y agoIn that case, you might as well shut them down and at least let businesses and politicians pay for their PR. There is no public interest in re-printing press releases.