How U.S. media lost the trust of the public

Re:How U.S. media lost the trust of the public by asdfasgasdgasdg on Monday March 29, 2021 @12:43AM (#26617777)

> Journalists need to make less money

It's not exactly a lucrative line of work as it stands. At the NYT, GlassDoor tells me they get paid $110k. It's a fine salary (although not quite so fine by New York standards), but that's at one of the most profitable papers in the country. The Orlando Sentinel apparently pays only around $50k.

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Re:How U.S. media lost the trust of the public by distances on Monday March 29, 2021 @04:20AM (#26618833)

Is $50k then not an acceptable salary in smaller cities if that comes with benefits? That would be quite a normal engineer's salary in many Western European countries.

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Re:How U.S. media lost the trust of the public by ImprovedSilence on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:35AM (#26620611)

Not at all, its well below entry level salary for an engineer, and not really a livabe income unless you rely on 2 incomes..

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Re:How U.S. media lost the trust of the public by asdfasgasdgasdg on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:26PM (#26628366)

Ah, it's well above the median wage -- almost twice as high, in fact. It's not enough to live a life of extreme luxury, but to say it isn't livable is going a bit far.

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Re:How U.S. media lost the trust of the public by m-ee on Monday March 29, 2021 @03:10AM (#26618513)

Local news often means a $50k a year editor managing a number of freelancers paid by the word.

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