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Can you blame journalists for hating big tech, when they are destroying their profession? Journalists are forced to bang out 20 clickables a day to keep up, bec
by papito 5y ago
Can you blame journalists for hating big tech, when they are destroying their profession? Journalists are forced to bang out 20 clickables a day to keep up, because you've got to get those PAGE VIEWS.
The only injection of adrenaline into the veins of investigative journalism were the four years of shockingly incompetent, corrupt, and vile Trump administration.
Investigative journalism requires resources and talent, and this arena is bleeding both. And when they do dig into something, they suddenly become "main stream narratives" and "fake news".
Charlie Sykes actually had a devastating episode on the Bulwark podcast about this yesterday. Gutting of local news is leading to rampant corruption on the local level, because no one is watching. And the "small government" crowd, you know, the misguided libertarians on this very site, clamor for less oversight. Because that's what it's all about.
- vanattab 5y agoYou see the Trump years as some sort of revitalization of journalism? I have a very different take away from those years.
- hacksnewer 5y agoThey were ranting about the 4th estate...it is their job to cover stuff like this.