While somewhat interesting, it does not address why it is happening. At best, it only goes back to 2000.
News companies have been around for a long time. Starting with newspapers. And as I already said, newspapers had a history of bias reporting, but that was usually driven by the owners. With the change in the delivery, size and scope of reporting, I suspect there are new variables.
What changes have happened that influence the type of reporting? In the bad old daze, everyone knew which side of the political spectrum the newspapers leaned toward, but they only concerned themselves with big political stories.
Now we have them lying about global warming as well. And this one: Instructing junior staff what the job of reporters actually is. The schools are still teaching 'report the facts'. Why is there a difference between the truth and real world reporting now when stories can be spread around the world by almost anyone instantaneously? I do not believe it is a simple, direct answer.
As well, newspapers weren't nearly the same size or had the same reach and immediacy that television has. Today there is more reporting. Faster reporting. more people covering more areas of the planet. People, not reporters, showing actual events as they happen in real time. How do you skew that? Or better still, why would you want to change or colour those facts?
There is something bigger here than the old days of newspaper owners wanting their style of news reported. Something that the public has missed, and an industry that think the public is not capable of reasoning.
News companies have been around for a long time. Starting with newspapers. And as I already said, newspapers had a history of bias reporting, but that was usually driven by the owners. With the change in the delivery, size and scope of reporting, I suspect there are new variables.
What changes have happened that influence the type of reporting? In the bad old daze, everyone knew which side of the political spectrum the newspapers leaned toward, but they only concerned themselves with big political stories.
Now we have them lying about global warming as well. And this one: Instructing junior staff what the job of reporters actually is. The schools are still teaching 'report the facts'. Why is there a difference between the truth and real world reporting now when stories can be spread around the world by almost anyone instantaneously? I do not believe it is a simple, direct answer.
As well, newspapers weren't nearly the same size or had the same reach and immediacy that television has. Today there is more reporting. Faster reporting. more people covering more areas of the planet. People, not reporters, showing actual events as they happen in real time. How do you skew that? Or better still, why would you want to change or colour those facts?
There is something bigger here than the old days of newspaper owners wanting their style of news reported. Something that the public has missed, and an industry that think the public is not capable of reasoning.
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