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This is a symptom. The root issue is control of the media is in too few hands. Journalism by definition attempts to be objective and thorough. Today, much of w
by chiefalchemist 4y ago
This is a symptom. The root issue is control of the media is in too few hands.
Journalism by definition attempts to be objective and thorough. Today, much of what gets passed off as journalism is op-ed. It's tilted reporting that reflects the desired narrative of ownership. It asks too few questions, buries ledes, leaves out key facts, etc.
It might not be fake news by most people's definition, but it not journalism.
https://www.openculture.com/2020/01/jim-lehrers-16-rules-for-being-a-journalist-with-integrity.html https://www.openculture.com/2020/01/jim-lehrers-16-rules-for...
- whitemary 4y agoThat sounds an awful lot like some things Karl Marx told us 150 years ago.
- chiefalchemist 4y agoIt's Orwellian as well. In plain sight. And too few notice.