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Sometimes journalists (or "journalists") are the ones in power or they are controlled by those in power
by indoordin0saur 10mo ago
Sometimes journalists (or "journalists") are the ones in power or they are controlled by those in power
- hiccuphippo 10mo agoI'd argue once it is controlled by those in power it stops being called journalism and becomes propaganda.
- indoordin0saur 10mo agoWho makes the distinction? If I'm not sure if something should be categorized as propaganda or journalism who do I ask?
- consumer451 10mo agoI have a hard time thinking of any such example. Certainly their editors and the publisher/owner, but journalists themselves?
- ltbarcly3 10mo agoThe Soviet Union? China right now? If you own the owners of media, you own all the journalists by virtue of the fact that to be a journalist requires someone to get a job as a journalist. In a place like the US you might have a handful of top people freelance and still be able to eat, but that is very rare.
- consumer451 10mo agoBut then should you be blaming the journalists? Also, is it even journalism at that point? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism
- ltbarcly3 10mo agoOh I don't blame the journalists, I was just helping you think of examples.
- indoordin0saur 10mo agoYou don't even need to go overseas. Just look at the NY Times and why they got the Iraq war so wrong or for even more egregious examples go and look at our wars before that. The fact that many of the high level positions on the news desk at the Times are filled by former employees of the US State department or intelligence agencies might give you a hint.