Wednesday, June 11, 2025

What became of the profession known as journalism?

From the website of NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute: 

"Serious journalism begins with an ideal of public service, a commitment to truth, accuracy, and fairness, and a belief that democracy can work if people know what is happening in their world. We believe that a free press plays an essential part in our republican form of government by fostering a healthy marketplace of ideas and helping to hold public officials accountable to the people.

"One part of the journalistic tradition commands the journalist to act ethically and in pursuit of truth. Another part protects the press under the umbrella of First Amendment law. A third strand in that tradition is the long history of journalism and its achievements and struggles. A fourth is the record of great work, the outstanding literature of journalism, which teaches by example. Ethics, law, history, the literature: these weave together to lend depth and direction to the practical training the program offers." . . .

The Federalist: Right Media Scooped Jake Tapper On Joe Biden’s Cheap Fake Presidency   . . ."CNN did Democrats’ dirty work for them, reporting over the years that “Trump’s gaffes should raise questions about his fitness for office” (2018), “Doctors want President Trump’s head examined” (2018) and brought in his political foes as well with “James Clapper questions Trump’s fitness for office” (2017) and Nikki “Haley questions Trump’s mental fitness” (2024).

When a slew of videos went viral last June showing Biden having difficulty in public events, the Washington Post rushed to explain, “How Republicans used misleading videos to attack Biden in a 24-hour period,” echoing the White House assertion that these videos were “cheap fakes.”

Corporate Media Can’t Defend LA Deportation Riot, So They Downplay And Deny It Instead  . . ."MSNBC’s John Heilemann joined the dogpile by pretending Newsom was “right” that “there wasn’t anything like a riot happening on Friday or Saturday.” . . .


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