Bad journalism in the past, does not mean journalism isn't worse today than it was overall 50 years ago. This erroneous argument I see frequently is similar to

Bad journalism in the past, does not mean journalism isn't worse today than it was overall 50 years ago. This erroneous argument I see frequently is similar to saying "botched surgeries happened in the past, therefor modern surgery is just as bad as it's always been." ...and then I can go on to list three anecdotes like you did about individuals who died under the surgeons knife 50 years ago. It's not logical. It's also hard to imagine it as being an honest argument. Can you honestly tell us that you haven't noticed a decline in the quality and accuracy of journalism over your lifetime? The contrast from my perspective is blatant and staggering.