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Journalism, "the 4th estate", in the past was used to go after the powerful but it has recently become the power. It's a concerning change and I don't see it g
by blahblahblogger 6y ago
Journalism, "the 4th estate", in the past was used to go after the powerful but it has recently become the power.
It's a concerning change and I don't see it getting better. Maybe it's "corporate journalism" that is problematic.
- roenxi 6y agoThere was never a time when journalists challenged "the powerful" as a collective. They challenged the powerful enemies of their powerful employer. The difference is now we have better information infrastructure and they can't make things that are disagreeable quietly disappear [0] so easily. The disappearing news story isn't a new act; what is new is now the story can linger despite that. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50296742 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50296742