Journalists aren’t the enemy of the people. But we’re not your friends either

Re:Journalists aren’t the enemy of the people. But we’re not... by amadeuspagel on Monday September 07, 2020 @12:31PM (#24400530)

Trump mentions Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, all the time. But of course journalists themselves also have power. The power to decide what information reaches their readers, how it is presented - that is power. Not bossing around mail clerks.

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Re:Journalists aren’t the enemy of the people. But we’re not... by specialist on Monday September 07, 2020 @12:36PM (#24400568)

Name one investigative report that was published against the wishes of the hierarchy.

Whereas stories like this are innumerable:

Whistleblowers punished for attempting to report unlawful rBGH in milk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Akre#Whistleblower_lawsui...

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Re:Journalists aren’t the enemy of the people. But we’re not... by rflrob on Monday September 07, 2020 @12:46PM (#24400655)

Ronan Farrow’s investigation of Harvey Weinstein was nearly squashed by NBC, where he worked at the time. He had to take it to The New Yorker.

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Re:Journalists aren’t the enemy of the people. But we’re not... by specialist on Monday September 07, 2020 @12:54PM (#24400706)

Farrow is a terrific example. He's like the next Seymour Hersh.

Edit: The New Yorker was Hersh's home too. Of course. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Hersh

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Re:Journalists aren’t the enemy of the people. But we’re not... by cdirkx on Monday September 07, 2020 @12:41PM (#24400615)

But journalists do not typically have that power. What stories reach readers and how it is presented is power of the editors and board, like the parent pointed out.

If your bosses don't want a story covered (in a specific way), it's not going in the newspaper.

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