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I'll take real professional journalism over amateur internet commentary any day.

Anytime I hear people generically blaming "The Media" for everything I just roll my eyes.

To an extent, sure. By default I will likely take a professional over amateur. That said, have you read an article where you are the expert on the subject and found yourself questioning whether the author understands the subject? I remember reading one like that and it was something of an eye-opener. In that case, they got some basic stuff wrong ( and if they spoke with anyone in the industry, they either misunderstood or misrepresented what they said ). I have certain faith in printed word, but I will admit I trust it less and less.

“Real professional journalism” ain’t what it used to be.

Market forces have gutted the workforce, disincentivized long-form content, encouraged partisanship, and most importantly of all, consolidated most media under a handful of large companies.

“The Media” is not a monolith, but a substantial amount of press is owned and operated by a select few institutions.

Personally, I read The Economist on a weekly basis and feel that is very good quality. Not that I think it's 100% accurate or always right (though they admit when they are wrong and put in corrections), but the writing is also good and just enjoyable to read. Like reading a novel from a good author. It also gives a good breadth of coverage even if not always super in-depth.

This is a very different experience from watching cable news for example. Yet both are considered "The Media"

>I'll take real professional journalism over amateur internet commentary any day.

This is a /r/selfawarewolves-tier post. Bravo.

>Anytime I hear people generically blaming "The Media" for everything I just roll my eyes.

My post outlined multiple specific instances where the media dropped the ball. It by definition is not "generically blaming."

The media decided they didn't want to be in the broadcast booth. They wanted to be part of the action on the field. That's their choice, but we no longer trust their broadcast to be unbiased.

I'd argue that Epstein, Covid, and internet censorship touching everyone and everything had a greater impact. Those things you listed impacted Republican's trust in news for sure, but at this point even Jimmy Dore has a good laugh at the likes of Sam Harris and Neil deGrasse Tyson. It's basically, "do you trust your corporate overlords?" which doesn't require that one have a particular view on economic policy.

It's amazing what religion does to a person. I wonder if we'll ever move beyond the worst thing ever created by the human race.

After Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot, you think religion is the worst thing ever created by the human race?

Humans will engage in wars and genocides against other people just because they are other groups of humans. It doesn't matter what sort of thought process or ideology is used to justify it.

But sure, look up things such as "the Armenian Question". Religious genocides existed before the Shoah. Heck, read some of the bible to see some more examples. Human sacrifice also has a long, long tradition in various religions. While the toll for any particular human sacrifice will be few in number, iterated over centuries it adds up.

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