> Part of the purpose of news is to create an educated and engaged citizenry, not merely provide a funnel for our natural predilection for the stuff we like (which the Internet is already stunningly good at).
Is that a euphemism for brainwashing the public? One of the reasons traditional journalism is dying, is precisely because they are trying to shove content down the throats of their readers. Content that nobody wants to read. Get off your high horse. Journalism is entertainment. The citizenry educates itself, by means of things called books ... not through muckraking.
Is that a euphemism for brainwashing the public? One of the reasons traditional journalism is dying, is precisely because they are trying to shove content down the throats of their readers. Content that nobody wants to read. Get off your high horse. Journalism is entertainment. The citizenry educates itself, by means of things called books ... not through muckraking.