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Is any of this really any different than any other time in history, though?
by djeastm 10mo ago
Is any of this really any different than any other time in history, though?
- dlisboa 10mo agoYes, absolutely. Journalism was in a much better standing a few decades ago.
- mvkel 10mo agoThat's a function of time and technology, and our demands as consumers, not journalistic skill. If a journalist has an entire day to gather facts and write the story before it's published in the newspaper the next day, it's going to be a lot more accurate than the realtime demands of "we are hearing reports of a bomb threat in the vicinity of..."
- JumpCrisscross 10mo ago> Journalism was in a much better standing a few decades ago Many more people paid for journalism a few decades ago. People who only consume free media are obviously going to see more junk.
- teddy-smith 10mo agoyeah I was going to say. Journalism has always been hated by those in power and by proxy their followers. Few profession I have more respect for than journalists and police. Most of them are trying to fight evil and make society better and are hated for it.
- tehjoker 10mo agoThat’s because the journalists of today that work for corporate outlets frame stories in ways that benefit power and police area agents of power, namely the business owners.
- mvkel 10mo agoGreat point, and no! Same with "truth." What is it? History is written by the victor.