Today's "liberals" want to tell (or fabricate) their "own" version of reality. They add or omit "facts" that shape a story to their desired outcome, in contrast with honest/objective journalism. With the left, "agenda" is the main driver - at any cost to the validity of the story.
I'm encouraged by the uptick in journalists self-classifying as independent. Peer pressure maybe, or perhaps generational change? The GOP certainly has a branding problem with <35's. I'd advise against career journalists huddling into niche-defined conservative media because those outlets put groupthink ahead of objectivity, too. For example, don't expect fair reporting on the disturbing local results and massive blowback against the Dobbs decision from anything connected to Salem Media, controlled as it is by the religious right. The Murdoch media also exhibit an eclectic mix of biases: anti-Trump and pro-GOPe from the top; strong business reporting; irreverent against the Left hourly; but never a word in rebuttal to their many voices from the Catholic right. So what's the alternative?
Independent distributors like Substack have the potential to self-sustain and grow if they remain censorship-free. Bari Weiss' https://www.thefp.com/ is an important voice for Democrat centrists. On the video side, it will be interesting to see if YouTube will continue to compete with broadcasters even as it pushes their clips. It is certainly a viable home for specialty journalism. If I'm seeking tech reviews, automotive comparisons, travel tips, or sports highlights, internet videos and journalists are likely to serve me faster than the big newsrooms. Maybe some of that >50% independent group picked up by the Syracuse study is journalists whose focus just isn't political.
Today's "liberals" want to tell (or fabricate) their "own" version of reality. They add or omit "facts" that shape a story to their desired outcome, in contrast with honest/objective journalism. With the left, "agenda" is the main driver - at any cost to the validity of the story.
I'm encouraged by the uptick in journalists self-classifying as independent. Peer pressure maybe, or perhaps generational change? The GOP certainly has a branding problem with <35's. I'd advise against career journalists huddling into niche-defined conservative media because those outlets put groupthink ahead of objectivity, too. For example, don't expect fair reporting on the disturbing local results and massive blowback against the Dobbs decision from anything connected to Salem Media, controlled as it is by the religious right. The Murdoch media also exhibit an eclectic mix of biases: anti-Trump and pro-GOPe from the top; strong business reporting; irreverent against the Left hourly; but never a word in rebuttal to their many voices from the Catholic right. So what's the alternative?
Independent distributors like Substack have the potential to self-sustain and grow if they remain censorship-free. Bari Weiss' https://www.thefp.com/ is an important voice for Democrat centrists. On the video side, it will be interesting to see if YouTube will continue to compete with broadcasters even as it pushes their clips. It is certainly a viable home for specialty journalism. If I'm seeking tech reviews, automotive comparisons, travel tips, or sports highlights, internet videos and journalists are likely to serve me faster than the big newsrooms. Maybe some of that >50% independent group picked up by the Syracuse study is journalists whose focus just isn't political.
Leftists Indoc
Dont want to rock boat
Peer pressure
Lack Fwd thinking
NONE are Clark Kent, Daily Planet
Corp culture
May explain liberalsim in Media