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We need journalism because we don't all have the time and resources to track a story or investigate upcoming trends, cultures, or ideas. If you aren't interest
by asperous 13y ago
We need journalism because we don't all have the time and resources to track a story or investigate upcoming trends, cultures, or ideas.
If you aren't interested in what is going on around you, or you just prefer to just "read the data" from public, government, or non-profit outlets then you might not see a need for journalism.
"Community-curated" journalism seems to have replaced much of the "low hanging fruit" that magazines and newspapers used to print.
- neilk 13y agoThere is a need for people to propose hypotheses about the data that's out there. And to propose plans of action. And this information needs to reach people who can do something with it. Does it immediately follow that we need someone writing inverted-pyramid wire service copy? All I'm saying is, journalism is not an end in itself. It is at best, a means to an end. We want a prosperous and just society where everyone is empowered, and part of that is wide information distribution. But there could be many roads to get there.