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I'm not sure America has actual journalists anymore, just writers who rewrite press releases and call themselves journalists.
by kelipso 3y ago
I'm not sure America has actual journalists anymore, just writers who rewrite press releases and call themselves journalists.
- lusus_naturae 3y agoI think there are people and institutions still trying to maintain ideals and standards. At least this section of Reuters seems to indicate that, or maybe that's just very good marketing and signaling: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/ Either way, I think adversarial systems are always helpful in keeping humans somewhat honest.
- stefantalpalaru 3y ago[dead]
- jareklupinski 3y ago> just writers who rewrite press releases and call themselves journalists. I tried "just reading the wire" for a few weeks before I gave up and went back to normal articles; journalists (imo) are supposed to provide the context for those 2-3 sentence long releases if a wire comes down the line about an African king losing succession, i think a journalist is supposed to provide the meaning behind this (was it a coup? were they a popular monarch? what do people on the ground think?) the first two can be filled in with some research, but that third requires (expensive) boots on the ground...
- gaws 3y ago> I'm not sure America has actual journalists anymore Many are still putting in the work: https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year