Jim Lehrer's rules for journalism. These now seem almost quaintly upstanding. - Kotaku In Action 2

Jim Lehrer's rules for journalism. These now seem almost quaintly upstanding. (twitter.com)

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– m0r1arty 9 points 4 years ago +10 / -1

Journalism died when social media was born.

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– somercet 9 points 4 years ago +9 / -0

It died back in the 1960s. It was in the same car crash that killed the last of the sane Democrats:

https://www.larryelder.com/column/comparing-republicans-to-nazis-who-started-it/

http://www.floppingaces.net/most-wanted/former-wapo-legend-carl-bernstein-inadvertently-explains-trumps-rise/

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– Useful_Vidiots 4 points 4 years ago +4 / -0

As the internet blossomed their traditional sources of funding dried up and they had to take other sources of funding with an agenda attached.

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– YesMovement [S] 3 points 4 years ago +3 / -0

Plus with everyone having a video camera on their phone and the ability to broadcast vs YouTube & other free video sharing sites, the barrier to entry became much smaller & it was exposed just how not elite the "real" journalists are.

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