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Not treating journalism as public utility/service with high standards for integrity has something to with it. Compared to German standards, substantial parts o
by RGamma 6y ago
Not treating journalism as public utility/service with high standards for integrity has something to with it.
Compared to German standards, substantial parts of journalism in the US is a joke (an unfunny one, watching Fox News feels like a fever dream for instance). Too much bias and pollution with opinion and entertainment (opinions are fine, but only if clearly demarcated and from someone who has skin in the game and knows what's up, not random shrill plastic lady), too little self-reflection/introspection, too much clickbait, too short memory, blatant disregard for journalistic best practices. That said, the harsh financial environment there is at odds with sober, analytical (=boring) reporting.
Too bad "öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunk" (or information about it for that matter) basically isn't available in English, it would do well to lead by example (I've seen dw mentioned but that's a drop in the ocean really).
That said current US societal problems have a more complex etiology than just media consolidation, but it really doesn't help to have the "mirror of society" blunted as much.
- deepnotderp 6y agoYes, turn over more power to the German government, that's historically worked very well.
- ulfw 6y ago"Thiel Fellow" says it all
- zapnuk 6y agoNot to mention the endless commercials... How do the viewers of CNN, Fox, MSNBC not recognize that the guests cannot make substantial points about policies when their discussion is interrupted every 5 Minutes for commercial breaks? Also, the USA has PBS, which is for a large part financed through a public fund (taxes). I don't know whats wrong with it but I assume by now most of the tv-watching audience is "trained" to watch opinion pieces on Fox&CNN instead of actual news.
- lostcolony 6y agoIt's not 24/7 news, so the newshounds can't get their fix. And those who'd watch Fox and it's even more biased ilk will view PBS as purely liberal propaganda.
- libraryatnight 6y agoI watched PBS News Hour the other day and it was refreshing. It had only a reasonable portion of the episode dedicated to what CNN had already been flogging to death for the entire day. Then they had an interesting piece on declining interest in trade jobs. It was interesting, informative, and I never felt shouted at or goaded.
- RickJWagner 6y agoPBS is funded by taxpayer dollars. Assuming every news source tends to have some degree of bias, do you imagine they would tilt towards bigger government or smaller government?