Go examine a journalism course curriculum - they are still pumping out good journos that speak truth to power.
The trouble is media ownership is very much captured by the ultrawealthy, and they appoint editors and department heads that further their personal goals to the detriment of journalism.
Like Bezos spiking stories about billionaires or Trump, ever since he took ownership of the Washington Post.
The problem is not individual journalists - it’s the media ownership landscape.
I think the journalists themselves are stuck in the same place a lot of us. Working for someone they can’t support morally, because they owe money and need a paycheque, and every place they could move to will likely have the same problem.
Politicians get a lot of blame for our current state but I think journalists are just as culpable.
Professional standards (and human morality) exist for a reason.
Go examine a journalism course curriculum - they are still pumping out good journos that speak truth to power.
The trouble is media ownership is very much captured by the ultrawealthy, and they appoint editors and department heads that further their personal goals to the detriment of journalism.
Like Bezos spiking stories about billionaires or Trump, ever since he took ownership of the Washington Post.
The problem is not individual journalists - it’s the media ownership landscape.
I think the journalists themselves are stuck in the same place a lot of us. Working for someone they can’t support morally, because they owe money and need a paycheque, and every place they could move to will likely have the same problem.
The issue is with the owners.
A special Guillotine for Murdoch