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.”
How do you think the media performed? And tell us why in a reply.
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I think the media has paid gar too much attention to Trump giving him more importance and prominence than what was called for before he even became a candidate. He never lost the spotlight after leaving the White House. He is also escaping justice in the way no one before him has been able to. Yet, with all the media “scrutiny”, we have never found out in any significant detail about the state of Trump’s mental and physical health, for example.