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It's more like the veneer of unbiased trustworthy journalism was a by-product of the mass media ad business. Journalism has reverted back to the journalism mea
by jackfoxy 7y ago
It's more like the veneer of unbiased trustworthy journalism was a by-product of the mass media ad business.
Journalism has reverted back to the journalism mean which was always biased, propagandizing, shoddy, and appealed to the confirmation biases of the target audiences since the 18th century.
That's not to say there are not excellently written and researched articles produced today, but hey, today anyone can be a journalist.
- bakuninsbart 7y agoI wonder if there might have only been the appearance of unbiased trustworthy journalism, as the "thought bubble" of a society was so much smaller just 20 years ago, and journalists could get away with much less knowledge on a topic since readers couldn't really fact check them.
- peter_d_sherman 7y agoThought Bubbles, Echo Chambers, Circular Sources, Communal Reinforcement, Epistemic Closure, Errors Of Omission, False Consensus Effect, Groupthink, Opinion Corridors, Sleight Of Mouth, Talking Points... all sophistry ("the art of making the lesser argument appear the greater"), call it by whatever name you will, fake news, propaganda, "speaking with a forked tongue" -- or just plain disingenuity... Media is dead! Long live the media! (In case you forgot that old saying, "The King Is Dead... Long Live The King!"... oh forget it! <g>)