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Re:The Intercept cuts back by krapp on Sunday March 17, 2019 @06:32AM (#19413305)
Modern journalism is entertainment. Bored readers/viewers/listeners will turn their attention elsewhere.
Re:The Intercept cuts back by chiefalchemist on Sunday March 17, 2019 @08:24AM (#19413623)
So a race to the bottom then?

In any case, that definition is too Orwellian. That is, today's entertainment should not be passed off as journalism; by definition it is not (journalism).

Not to sound harsh, but that's the equivalent of calling op-ed news; Taco Bell fine dining; or an elected official leadership. We can't allow the wrong words to be used (and the right ones abused) and expect to get the downstream discussions right.

Re:The Intercept cuts back by sodosopa on Sunday March 17, 2019 @08:36AM (#19413664)
> but that's the equivalent of calling op-ed news; Taco Bell fine dining; or an elected official leadership.

(edit, kinda off topic but related to calling op-eds news)

Gannett allows their advertisers to run light promotional articles as op-eds. It's disgusting, ads made to look like a true opinion piece.

Read your local Gannett site, look at the local paper's op-ed. Look for articles ghost written by Physicians, CEOs, lawyers that talk about community. No notice aside from a brief mention of the employer of the person in the Story Highlights.

Re:The Intercept cuts back by fwsgonzo on Sunday March 17, 2019 @06:34AM (#19413313)
It's unfortunately true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigative_journalism

Investigative journalism is in sharp decline. It really has all but disappeared to most people.