I remember watching Linda Ellerbee on "Nick News" as a child. This was Nickolodeon cable TV station that was in some real sense trying to teach children about what journalism is and how the job is done. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Ellerbee …
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We've moved into a media era where there are only cursory attempts to report facts. To whatever extent facts are reported they are framed in deliberately constructed narratives that suggest a "correct" interpretation. I call this "Fox News-ification" of everything.
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The Private Press was at one point thought to be a check and balance on self-interested government bureaucracies and other companies that might work against the public interest (but only get away with it if they can keep the secret).
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There's a reason Clark Kent (the American demigod himself) worked as a reporter. He could use his strength as Superman to protect people from bullets, but the more important work was protecting civic society from Falsity and Inequity. "Truth, Justice, and the American Way"
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No amount of physical strength could bring Truth and Justice to the world. Kal-El could destroy armies but Clark Kent was doing the harder job and the job that made a bigger difference for more people (if done effectively). Where are our Clark Kents in 2018?
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