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Large newspapers still do a lot of valuable journalism that no-one else is doing. For example, the recent controversy over General Flynn was driven heavily by d
by untog 10y ago
Large newspapers still do a lot of valuable journalism that no-one else is doing. For example, the recent controversy over General Flynn was driven heavily by dogged Washington Post reporting, backed up by details fleshed out by the New York Times. You can't really do this kind of journalism without it being your full time job, and few organisations can afford to pay the number of full time journalists needed.
I'm all for supporting alternative means of journalism, but there will be a huge, huge vacuum if these large newspapers fail.
- Chris2048 10y ago> backed up by details fleshed out by the New York Times What stops any such institution fleshing out the details, then only showing those that support their narrative? You need accountability to get quality, You also need transparency to get accountability.
- 0x445442 10y agoYep, lies of omission are as bad as lies of commision.
- untog 10y ago> What stops any such institution fleshing out the details, then only showing those that support their narrative? Nothing. I certainly wasn't suggesting that these large newspapers are infallible or immune from bias. That doesn't alter the fact that the reporting they do is important, though.
- Chris2048 10y agoI'd argue that biased information can be worse than no information.