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I think the author unintentionally misspoke in calling him "one of the last". The growth of journalism in which Lehrer's standards are not observed should not distract us from the fact that there are many journalists reporting with integrity, and in some cases, great courage.

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Journalism is in the same boat as websites are.

There are more fantastic ones than ever before but the number of crappy ones and major players that have entered the market in the past 20 years have overshadowed them by orders of magnitudes.

I think this is pretty much happening everywhere as access to the middle class and knowledge worker/white collar jobs are becoming the norm.

A small cadre of experts still exist but the number of amateurs, scammers and grifters is aggressively growing.

Can you reference some?

There are plenty. The Pulitzer prize winners and finalists last year seems a good place to start.

https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2019

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