I know this is like regretting the passing of the dinosaurs (i.e., they ain't coming back) but it wouldn't be such a depressing prospect if we at least had some media outlets that would do their jobs.
Ah, but what is "their job?"
- Part of their job is to say that giving us "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" is the job they do.
- And part of their job is to report enough of the truth to keep people believing.
- But the real job of journalist is to promote journalism. They don't just promote their own newspaper, they promote the institution of journalism generally.
- They promote journalism by claiming that journalism is objective, which is pretty much the same thing as claiming that journalism is wise.
- They promote journalism negatively, by attacking the reputations of everyone who undertakes to do anything important.
- And they promote journalism by promoting anyone else who promotes criticism of the productive, the exemplars of humility, and the valiant. Which is why they call such people "progressives" or "liberals."
Why Broadcast Journalism is
Unnecessary and Illegitimate