What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

Media historian Michael J. Socolow explores this rather bleak question for @ConversationUS. He argues that while not perfect, the American media largely did its job this year.

“Ultimately, the First Amendment protects the right of journalists to report, publish and broadcast, but it can’t force citizens to read, listen, absorb or learn. In that sense, journalism didn’t fail us – we failed journalism.”

https://flip.it/W3zSjG

How do you think the media performed? And tell us why in a reply.

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  • James Wells@mastodon.acm.org
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    4 months ago

    @[email protected]
    Yes, we failed by not caring what you reported, but you guys failed miserably by;

    1. Not treating Harris and Chump fairly. Instead you glorified Chump and vilified Harris.
    2. You gave Chump far more “air” time than any other president or presidential candidate.
    3. You let Chump spout 30K+ lies and did not call him out, instead you gave it bothsides lip service and moved on.

    How should we react when you have done that over and over and over again?
    @ConversationUS