A puzzling fact is that while good journalism must be independent of politics, a free press runs on political support for a free press, which can be attacked and reversed for political gain. zeit.de/kultur/2024-... This is one reason I draw a distinction between "political" and "politicized." 2/2
I don't think we — the polity, I mean — have any idea how close we are to losing a free press during this "recession for democracy," which is world wide. The essay below by Rasmus Kleis is one place to start in thinking that problem through... www.zeit.de/kultur/2024-... [ 1/2 see next slide ]
Today's "World News Day" is meant to underscore the importance of journalism for a democratic public. But what if the public increasingly turns away from it?
Can't agree with you there. Margaret Brennan seems quite capable to me— and up to it.
CBS News Says It Will Be Up To Vance And Walz To Fact-Check Each Other. apnews.com/article/cbs-... ABC showed it could be done. Now, the AP is saying: "CBS News is clearly indicating it wants to take a step back from the heat generated by calling attention to misleading statements by candidates."
When JD Vance and Tim Walz take the stage for next week's vice presidential debate, CBS News says it will be up to the candidates, not the moderators, to fact-check each other.
“We definitely haven’t had anyone tell us to do more polling stories." — Scott Blanchard, director of journalism at @WITF. They do it differently. Build audiences and trust with community-centered, solutions-focused campaign coverage. thewholestory.solutionsjournalism.org/ditch-the-ho...
Good luck.
What do you hate and why do you hate it, Seth?
Thanks. We will place you in the Unsurprised Category.
I know some of you thought Tom Edsall mishandled the "we're so polarized" discourse in columns back then. But he's in gear now and describing "the logic of truth denial among MAGA supporters of Trump." nytimes.com/2024/09/25/o... Recommended.
