According to Edelman’s newly released 2021 Trust Barometer, Media is trusted less than Business, NGOs and the Government. This is a serious problem for not only our free society but the very industry that I chose to pursue.
I’d encourage you to take a spin through “How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society?” from The New Yorker. It’s a great piece and part of a larger series: “The Future of Democracy“.
“Nearly seventy-five years after the publication of “A Free and Responsible Press,” we face a crisis similar to, and perhaps deeper than, the one contemplated by the Hutchins Commission. Confidence in the media is at a nadir, the country’s political divisions are driving disagreement over basic facts, and half-truths, falsehoods, and propaganda have overrun digital platforms and polluted the news ecosystem. The press itself is also shrinking. According to a new report by the School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, between 2004 and 2019, nearly one in four American newspapers closed.”
No matter who’s in the majority politically, this is an issue that needs some attention, and the sooner the better. The stakes could not be higher.
Let me know what you think in the comments.
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