That depends upon which source we read, hear, or view. Faux Noise, OAN, Newsmax, Breitbart, The Drudge Report, Daily Mail (and others) are one thing. BBC World Service, The Guardian, Atlantic, and even the Washington Post and NYT are something else.
Thank you - some excellent points on the media coverage.
I have a different viewpoint on the NY Times. A third generation reader, I cancelled my subscription in 2021 when I realized that I was watching live news one day and reading a totally different NYT report the next. This was not a difference of opinion, this was totally different facts being presented. Then there was one article that appeared to be copied directly from the prior days online NY Post including the spelling and grammar errors.
Currently BBC, 1440, AP, Reuters and DW are my go to sources.
For the NYT to copy and/or quote an article verbatim from the NY Post without citing the source would be inexcusable. The NYT used to be responsible in its journalism. On the other hand, the NY Post is more known for its sensationalism than its accuracy. Our print media is suffering and in its fight for readers, advertisers, and profit a lot of cuts have been made, some obviously in integrity. How to get it back is unknown at this point.
I agree - I just miss the professionalism and great journalism. My fear is that there is a whole generation of journalists who have only worked in this environment.
I think we are there now.
That depends upon which source we read, hear, or view. Faux Noise, OAN, Newsmax, Breitbart, The Drudge Report, Daily Mail (and others) are one thing. BBC World Service, The Guardian, Atlantic, and even the Washington Post and NYT are something else.
Thank you - some excellent points on the media coverage.
I have a different viewpoint on the NY Times. A third generation reader, I cancelled my subscription in 2021 when I realized that I was watching live news one day and reading a totally different NYT report the next. This was not a difference of opinion, this was totally different facts being presented. Then there was one article that appeared to be copied directly from the prior days online NY Post including the spelling and grammar errors.
Currently BBC, 1440, AP, Reuters and DW are my go to sources.
For the NYT to copy and/or quote an article verbatim from the NY Post without citing the source would be inexcusable. The NYT used to be responsible in its journalism. On the other hand, the NY Post is more known for its sensationalism than its accuracy. Our print media is suffering and in its fight for readers, advertisers, and profit a lot of cuts have been made, some obviously in integrity. How to get it back is unknown at this point.
I agree - I just miss the professionalism and great journalism. My fear is that there is a whole generation of journalists who have only worked in this environment.