Journalism, "the 4th estate", in the past was used to go after the powerful but it has recently become the power.
It's a concerning change and I don't see it getting better. Maybe it's "corporate journalism" that is problematic.
It's a concerning change and I don't see it getting better. Maybe it's "corporate journalism" that is problematic.
The difference is now we have better information infrastructure and they can't make things that are disagreeable quietly disappear [0] so easily. The disappearing news story isn't a new act; what is new is now the story can linger despite that.