• pivot_root@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I don’t know what they teach in journalism school

    It’s not what they don’t teach. It’s that what they do teach is immediately and unobjectionally discarded by the oligarch paying their salary.

    If something doesn’t benefit the ownership or the ideals promoted by the ownership, it won’t be published. If it’s in opposition to the ownership or their ability to retain wealth and power, the journalists behind it won’t be employed any longer. Outside of publicly-funded or independent journalism, journalistic integrity and unbiased reporting are practically dead.

    This is what happens when news and media are consolidated into a few large conglomerates owned by a wealthy few.