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Agree this is a persuasion piece not straight journalism, but in the author’s defense, the article was originally published under a CC license, and he could hav
by crmd 5y ago
Agree this is a persuasion piece not straight journalism, but in the author’s defense, the article was originally published under a CC license, and he could have no idea it was posted on this website.
- uncoder0 5y agoThere really isn't such a thing as straight journalism anymore. Most articles I've read are 'persuasion' pieces. It is rather sad.
- gnull 5y agoHas it ever been different?
- the-dude 5y agoI think so. At least here in NL, the journalist class decided somewhere in 70s or early 80s, they had an obligation to do 'good' instead of only doing inpartial reporting. Of course, their defintion of 'good' might differ from mine or yours.
- adolph 5y agoThe muckrakers were reform-minded journalists in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muckraker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muckraker
- the-dude 5y agoWhat is the saying, and from whom? To paraphrase, only things people don't want you to write is journalism, the rest is propaganda.