4 ms·
But what good is journalism if people don't read it or believe it? Did you catch the game last night? Dancing with the Stars? American Idol? My cat pix on Faceb
by pstuart 14y ago
But what good is journalism if people don't read it or believe it? Did you catch the game last night? Dancing with the Stars? American Idol? My cat pix on Facebook? Who wants boring bad news where there are so many distractions to be had?
Probably the best "mainstream" journalism is coming from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, and they're already preaching to the choir.
It makes me so sad.
- 0003 14y agoI would disagree that DS and CR are journalists. They are smart, discuss political and socio-economic events, and while they do partake in investigative reporting, they are not in the same league of hard-reporting by as performed by the AP, propublica and other foundations, and local big city papers.
- pstuart 14y agoAgreed, not in the proper context of research or depth of the parties you cited. If journalism is considered to be "making people aware of what is going on", then I believe my contention has merit, especially when it comes to the distasteful arena of politics.