The Collapse of Journalism and How to Fix It

Bob McChesney: Authentic journalism is a public good, democracy requires it

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• journalism
• corporatism
• funding
• education
• the Fourth Estate

[yourtreat2]

The problem with the Press in the US is not government censorship, but a form of censorship by the ownership of the media, largely by huge corporations ir billionaires that are uninterested in civil rights and educating the Lower and Middle classes with the kind of journalism that is unbiased and without an agenda. Case in point, Rupert Murdock's Press and TV Stations AKA Fox News is completely skewed toward the ultra-right-wing and new right-wing Republican / GWB mentality.

[1140Cecile]

We've been lucky, in Canada, to have excellent public funding for journalism provided by the CBC but I'm very concerned that this could be ending shortly. Canada, for the next four years, will have an ultra right-wing government and, of course, the right wing always considers any intelligent journalism to be left wing in nature. Canada's conservatives hate the CBC and I fear for its survival with the Tories holding our nation's purse strings.

[jimpgale]

Paul, you asked a question about how the real new and other honest media can do better, grow faster... the answer GO FOT IT. Become a non-sarcastic and more scientific version of Alex Jones

[cityguyusa]

Domination of one or two corporations is a problem in all sectors of our society. We need to reassert our anti-trust laws.

[notthere83]

one thing about this that just struck me as odd (yes, i'm still thinking about the content of this video) - you are surprised that few people studying journalism want to be reporters? in the whole video, you're basically arguing that the reporting community is fucked... and either you sell your soul to mainstream media or hope you'll be able to survive (literally, it seems?) as an indie. where would there even be a place for new, idealistic journalists?

[allgoo19]

Conclusion: Journalism, rating(sponsor) base or subscription base(sorry, Paul), & capitalism don't mix together.

It was obvious from the beginning. It's a wonder the end didn't come sooner.

Whether you like it or not, model like BBC (funded by gov. but no obligation to) seems to be the only solution.

[LeadHammer]

@notthere83 Well, not a prostitute, some girl. Does not make a lot of difference. He was framed just like Strauss-Kahn. The higher powers are not very inventive with the charges.

[Lieu3C4]

An oligarchy of well financed journalists and men of unashamedly non-academic venal and public integrity is not to be considered good news is it now.

[elbowbiter1]

@LeadHammer We're too comfortable chasing what the advertisers are telling us to chase. Now, I had a point to make... hold on... just a minute it will come to me.... just gonna see when 'Survivor' is on. Ah shit, my neighbor just rolled up in the Murano I wanted to buy... now I gotta pick a better model. I will not be out done by the Smiths and their prissy fuck-fuck loud mouth children! Screw it all... I will just vote and hope that THAT makes a difference (and it won't because it never has).

[notthere83]

@LeadHammer julian assange raping a prostitute?! who ever said that?

[notthere83]

i thought more about this issue and realized what that calculation that was being done means. it is incredible what could be done with the support of as few as 50k people! i mean $500k per month... that could probably pay for a whole team, great equipment and reporting around the world. and all it would take is $10 from 50k people... astounding. and quite disastrous if you think about how many people consume news regularly but... just not from indie sources that would make better use of money.