I think Walter, at least, could speak in an inspiring way about the myriad reasons we need media that is adversarial, devoted to reality, and untethered from political actors.
But I don't think ethics are gone completely outside the corporate media. I think Matt and Walter have the urge to "rake muck". I would add a lot of names to a growing list of non-pundit reporters that I trust to get the facts of a story...
Russia gate was a great litmus test for who to take seriously...
{ a minute or two talking about ethics in journalism, }
It wouldn't take but a fraction of a minute to say, "it's totally gone."
I think Walter, at least, could speak in an inspiring way about the myriad reasons we need media that is adversarial, devoted to reality, and untethered from political actors.
But I don't think ethics are gone completely outside the corporate media. I think Matt and Walter have the urge to "rake muck". I would add a lot of names to a growing list of non-pundit reporters that I trust to get the facts of a story...
Russia gate was a great litmus test for who to take seriously...
For sure; I was referring to the run of the mill mainstream.
"Reporting" comes to mind.
It's almost like we need a different name for what Taibbi, Greenwald, and others are doing.
Or we could just call corporate media what it is : propaganda ЁЯдФ