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| Originally Posted by Jay_Benson
PS - I am not a journalist
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I am. Have been for 20 years and have covered complicated political, science, ecology and even fishing stories. Some might say I've even done it well. One thing's for sure is i reported it straight, using numerous sources and different expert opinions.
The problem is not just some journalists. It's the market.
Let's face it - many more people read the Sun, Mirror and Mail rather than the Telegraph, Indie or Grauniad.
The newspaper industry is dumbing down - journalists have complained about it for years but increasingly the entire market is on a downward spiral.
We might think that everyone wants to read or watch an honest exposition of the facts about global warming, MMR or fishing but most people watch and read shite by choice.
Blame the newspapers and broadcasters - but also blame the nation of fuckwits that would rather be 'infotained' than informed.
If I could stop anything it would be phone-in shows. Who wants to listen to the rancid, racist views of a taxi-driver called Geoff from Barking about anything? Let's get back to the days when broadcasters broadcast and people listened, rather than thinking that their view was more important. If I wanted to listen to the rantings of morons I'd buy the Daily Mail.