> And while you can observe this progression in most Western democracies, the US sticks out. So the question becomes: Does the US have particularly bad journali

> And while you can observe this progression in most Western democracies, the US sticks out. So the question becomes: Does the US have particularly bad journalists - or - are there US specific factors that fuel the decline of independent journalism in the US? On most things post WWII, the US has lead the Western World by 5-15 years. And they also have a culture of very public, very loud debates.