Sunday, February 17, 2019

Journalists

I'm disappointed sometimes by the public discourse. The media handles politics like they do sports, playing the high points like a super bowl narrative. That's not journalism, of course.

Journalism, unlike most of our media sources, is objective, thorough, and fact-based. Opinions are rare and honestly admitted, interpretations are rare. These days, journalism itself is rare. Did you know that the U.S. ranks 45th for journalistic freedom. That's pretty far down the list.

Sources with journalistic integrity are perhaps rare. Reuters, the Associated Press, the Washington Post, perhaps ... others? Are there any whose agenda isn't driven by ratings and income? What should be our response?