I liked the essay but the methods being described reminded me of the old days ... the very old days. Journalists were given some special privileges in order to report news, and there was an expectation that the news would be reported. The agenda driven reporting of today has devalued mainstream journalism ... made worse by education of journalists so that their reporting seems to be well researched when a lot of it is mere window-dressing and essentially wrong to anyone that knows anything about the subject. Journalism and reporting of numbers is my top pet peeve ... so often in the report simply for effect and utterly meaningless. Another peeve is the rewriting of history, and avoiding lessons of history where it is inconvenient. Citizen journalism is starting to change things ... it can be excellent for democracy ... but watch closely because nobody in power really wants to have true transparency in the society they control. These are exciting times, but the deep reforms needed will not come easily.
On The Banks and New York City and the Media
I liked the essay but the methods being described reminded me of the old days ... the very old days. Journalists were given some special privileges in order to report news, and there was an expectation that the news would be reported. The agenda driven reporting of today has devalued mainstream journalism ... made worse by education of journalists so that their reporting seems to be well researched when a lot of it is mere window-dressing and essentially wrong to anyone that knows anything about the subject. Journalism and reporting of numbers is my top pet peeve ... so often in the report simply for effect and utterly meaningless. Another peeve is the rewriting of history, and avoiding lessons of history where it is inconvenient. Citizen journalism is starting to change things ... it can be excellent for democracy ... but watch closely because nobody in power really wants to have true transparency in the society they control. These are exciting times, but the deep reforms needed will not come easily.