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Around the time of the first Obama term, journalism got redefined as activism rather than reporting. It's been a slow but inevitable collapse ever since.
by philipallstar 4mo ago
Around the time of the first Obama term, journalism got redefined as activism rather than reporting. It's been a slow but inevitable collapse ever since.
- jaredwiener 4mo agoSource? This is sort of what I mean in one of the other comments regarding biases. This is an entirely subjective take, not to mention vague. Who redefined it? Whose journalism were they redefining? Everyone's, or specific people/outlet?
- unknownfuture 4mo agoRight. Because Fox was fair and balanced before Obama came along...
- rayiner 4mo agoFox wasn’t! That’s what made the Times worth reading! It was center-left people being objective to the best of their ability. So you could use it as a neutral-ish default, the check out Fox for any stories or angles the Times had overlooked.
- philipallstar 4mo agoFox was already unbalanced, yes, and seemed to never claim otherwise.
- aeonik 4mo agoI'm so confused by your comment. Is it meant to be facetious? For the uninformed. "Fair and Balanced" was their literal slogan for 20 years. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jun/15/fox-news-drops-fair-and-balanced-slogan https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jun/15/fox-news-drops...