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> Journalism is a key part of democracy Journalism didn't exist in athens. Journalism didn't exist during the founding of america. It isn't a key part of democ
by goodbyesf 3y ago
> Journalism is a key part of democracy
Journalism didn't exist in athens. Journalism didn't exist during the founding of america. It isn't a key part of democracy because democracy existed without journalism. Sure it's nice to have, but it isn't a necessary part of democracy.
- beloch 3y ago1. Just because it wasn't a formal profession doesn't mean people weren't doing it at an amateur level. 2. By your reasoning, electricity isn't a key part of city infrastructure because we had cities before electricity. Sure, it's nice to have...
- goodbyesf 3y ago> 1. Just because it wasn't a formal profession doesn't mean people weren't doing it at an amateur level. Yes. That was the point of freedom of the press. Anyone with a printing press could print whatever they want. But today, journalists would call it spreading misinformation. Freedom of the press didn't mean state-corporate journalism originally. > 2. By your reasoning, electricity isn't a key part of city infrastructure because we had cities before electricity. Sure, it's nice to have... More like claiming that electricity is a key part of democracy. It definitely is nice thing to have, but not sure it's needed for democracy. Without journalism, without electricity, we can have democracy.