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'journalism' and 'news' are obsolete concepts. A journalist was an employee of a large entity who wrote articles and made videos that complied with the reality
by olivermarks 9y ago
'journalism' and 'news' are obsolete concepts.
A journalist was an employee of a large entity who wrote articles and made videos that complied with the reality and perspective the company they work for wanted to promote. (There are still a few of these employees left working for what's left of these entities)
'News' was selective packaged information to influence and inform the broadest reach, with a goal of selling accompanying advertising messaging based on that reach.
- mtreis86 9y agoNewspapers existed long before advertising. The goal was to inform, and to have a public place of record accessible to all.
- notriddle 9y agoYeah, because they were funded by the governments they ran under. "News" is a polite word for "propaganda," always was, always will be.
- lambda_lover 9y agoI hardly think that journalism and news are outdated and unnecessary. Where else would people get long-form updates on what's happening in the world? We can do better than corporate/government propaganda, but it's unclear exactly how to avoid biases generated by your funding. Funding news and paying journalists (even for unpopular and unprofitable articles) is the real problem we need to consider.
- danso 9y agoAnd what have they been replaced by?