Journalism's Long Slouch Down

Honest reporting is not primarily what big media seem to do anymore--despite the fact that they hold most of the resources required to do serious investigative reporting. Essentially, it's because they trade friendly spin for access. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Julian Friedland - Jul 26, 2009 - 5:41 PM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jul 30, 2009 - 8:49 AM PDT

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 30, 2009

Friedland asks some important questions in this piece, about what 'access' does to journalism, consumer denial about their partisan, bias confirming tendencies, and whether journalists today are even aware of what makes 'good journalism'. It's well sourced, and makes for an interesting read.

The question to me is whether it is possible in this highly competitive information age, for a mainstream news network to build a reputation on good old fashioned integrity ... More »

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