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This is an interesting read - I didn’t know how unsubstantiated a lot of the “sightings” of Jack were… was dumb of him to say what he did, but doesn’t warrant t

This is an interesting read - I didn’t know how unsubstantiated a lot of the “sightings” of Jack were… was dumb of him to say what he did, but doesn’t warrant the apparent mistreatment

kangaroozach 5y ago
I fault the press for letting this slide. Most people just read headlines and figured he was alright and their theories were proven false. The press should have for skepticism because they act as the middle layer between the public and the reality of what is going on. They have a responsibility to get us the relevant facts. These days seems like the press has sold out and seems like they are in someone’s pocket…
- pydry 5y ago
  Nobody really does investigative journalism any more. It's expensive and has an uncertain payoff. In the face of declining ad revenue media organizations are much more keen on predictable revenue streams.
  - rwmj 5y ago
    Private Eye does (in the UK, not China), but they have a very popular best-selling paper magazine.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  > They have a responsibility to get us the relevant facts. >These days seems like the press has sold out and seems like they are in someone’s pocket… We do not want to compensate journalists, and there seems to be quite some risk in doing investigative journalism in China, so I would not expect someone to donate their life as the risk reward ratio is out of whack.
  - squiggleblaz 5y ago
    > We do not want to compensate journalists, We barely have the choice to compensate journalists. For them to do their jobs effectively, they need to group together. But the people who control the groupings of journalists take active steps to cultivate a feeling of distrust and hostility between the would-be compensators and the controllers of the groups. Are there any news websites that make you feel better and more informed after you've visited them? It always seems like you should feel grateful they haven't started tracking you, got you an expensive and hard to cancel subscription and like your life will be desperately uncertain if you decide to go make a cup of coffee. It's almost impossible to spend nothing but a couple of dollars and some attention in exchange for quality journalism like it was just a few years ago. There is one party who controls the interaction between journalists and the public, and prior to casting aspersions on the general public you need to consider their actions.

This is an interesting read - I didn’t know how unsubstantiated a lot of the “sightings” of Jack were… was dumb of him to say what he did, but doesn’t warrant the apparent mistreatment

kangaroozach 5y ago

I fault the press for letting this slide. Most people just read headlines and figured he was alright and their theories were proven false. The press should have for skepticism because they act as the middle layer between the public and the reality of what is going on. They have a responsibility to get us the relevant facts. These days seems like the press has sold out and seems like they are in someone’s pocket…

pydry 5y ago
Nobody really does investigative journalism any more. It's expensive and has an uncertain payoff. In the face of declining ad revenue media organizations are much more keen on predictable revenue streams.
- rwmj 5y ago
  Private Eye does (in the UK, not China), but they have a very popular best-selling paper magazine.
lotsofpulp 5y ago
> They have a responsibility to get us the relevant facts. >These days seems like the press has sold out and seems like they are in someone’s pocket… We do not want to compensate journalists, and there seems to be quite some risk in doing investigative journalism in China, so I would not expect someone to donate their life as the risk reward ratio is out of whack.
- squiggleblaz 5y ago
  > We do not want to compensate journalists, We barely have the choice to compensate journalists. For them to do their jobs effectively, they need to group together. But the people who control the groupings of journalists take active steps to cultivate a feeling of distrust and hostility between the would-be compensators and the controllers of the groups. Are there any news websites that make you feel better and more informed after you've visited them? It always seems like you should feel grateful they haven't started tracking you, got you an expensive and hard to cancel subscription and like your life will be desperately uncertain if you decide to go make a cup of coffee. It's almost impossible to spend nothing but a couple of dollars and some attention in exchange for quality journalism like it was just a few years ago. There is one party who controls the interaction between journalists and the public, and prior to casting aspersions on the general public you need to consider their actions.