tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post6989796464926524912..comments2023-07-03T06:33:49.206-04:00Comments on J-TWO-O: Is journalism today worse?J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-91960974723383483052016-02-18T19:09:43.267-05:002016-02-18T19:09:43.267-05:00@Anna, the period goes after the closing parenthes...@Anna, the period goes after the closing parenthesis in that sentence. (You did it correctly. :-))J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-36893328254229416482016-02-18T19:07:43.253-05:002016-02-18T19:07:43.253-05:00Arguably the old days were worse because there was...Arguably the old days were worse because there was far less oversight/regulation. In the pre-Teddy Roosevelt era, lies were thick when it came to products, and monster businesses/trust were able to hide and get away with lies and deception, and journalists went along with it.Furbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846080431320404683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-7440476101196033522016-02-18T18:49:08.839-05:002016-02-18T18:49:08.839-05:00I found your quote about yellow journalism influen...I found your quote about yellow journalism influencing policy very interesting. That is what I find particularly scary, especially given that many government leaders feel compelled to react quickly in times of crisis, with their policy led by the outcry of yellow journalism-educated masses. <br /><br /> I agree with Dave about readers only reading news that agrees with their own mindset. I think it's far more interesting and educational to find out what the "other side" is saying. I always like looking at op-ed pages with differing opinions on the same topic. <br /><br />I recently found an interesting website (I'll find it later) that showed a chart of newspapers/websites based on their left/right leaning tendencies. The Christian Science Monitor was the only one smack dab in the middle. I've been reading it since, and find that they do have a well balanced approach to stories (although it tends to make them a bit dry, because they're not sensationalistic). [HELP EDITOR J.! Do I put the period before or after the last parenthesis; I can't remember ! ]Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895043771675567992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-22000897131943796822016-02-18T17:21:24.159-05:002016-02-18T17:21:24.159-05:00Excellent points, @Dave S. Thanks for commenting. ...Excellent points, @Dave S. Thanks for commenting. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4626928178539178552.post-64978914098181235332016-02-18T17:19:01.160-05:002016-02-18T17:19:01.160-05:00That is indeed a tough question. What has certainl...That is indeed a tough question. What has certainly changed is the sheer quantity of news sources, from major media outlets (beginning with the expansion of cable news) to aggregators to self-published individuals, and the availability of that news via the Internet. Whether the "overall" or "average" quality is up or down is obscured by the sheer quantity of "news" out there.<br /><br />At the same time we are seeing the self-selection of news sources by people, largely based on political/social outlook. Compare this to the golden age of network news, when the great majority of news consumers agreed or disagreed with a few news sources; now we have (and seem increasingly to take) the option to only read news with which we are pretty sure will meet our pre-formed opinions.<br /><br />Regarding the decline in copy-editing at the major media outlets, I think it's the result of cost-cutting.<br /><br />Finally, the "need to be first" has often claimed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Defeats_Truman" rel="nofollow">victims</a>.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.com