This article seems as out of touch about the real problems with journalism. All he observes is "much of the public does not see the value of what the profession

This article seems as out of touch about the real problems with journalism. All he observes is "much of the public does not see the value of what the profession and the industry has to offer", yet all he talks about is election coverage. News outlets have crumbled under the profit incentive. Staff cuts, outlets shutdown or merged into larger organizations[1]. Some outlets have zero staff, and just publish stories sent out from the mothership, such as Gannett, and no local news at all.[2] 1. https://www.usnewsdeserts.com/reports/expanding-news-desert/loss-of-local-news/the-rise-of-the-ghost-newspaper/ https://www.usnewsdeserts.com/reports/expanding-news-desert/... 2. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-27/as-the-salinas-californian-withers-a-city-yearns-to-know-its-stories https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-27/as-the-s...