As a journalist, I ABHORE broadcast journalism. Watching others work in it, I’ve learned it is less attuned to fact-checking, it is less attuned to legitimate investigative reporting because its entire system of continuation is based on RATINGS. It’s about breaking the news and getting the attention, not breaking the factually accurate, culturally aware report. Doing that takes time and time is not on their side. I know people who work in broadcast, I’ve competed for news coverage with broadcast. And despite my friends who are in it, I will say this: I think it’s one of the lowest forms of journalism there is.
90% of our news, whether read, watched or listened to, is dominated by six media giants:
All of these companies are in some ways controlling the information you get, but far more importantly and in many more ways, how you get it. The Clinton email scandal wasn’t bad because it persisted. It was bad because of HOW it persisted, continuously raising doubts about whether or not Clinton had done something illegal. Continuously putting into question her trustworthiness. They didn’t have to cover the emails that way. They chose to.
If you are looking for better news sources, here are five independently run outlets that I trust for most of my political news. They are not perfect, they still deal with bias, but journalism is supposed to serve as a check and balance for the people. That’s why we protect the freedom of the press. These outlets serve as stronger checks and balances than most of their competitors.
The Nation (thenation.com)
ProPublica (propublica.org)
Al Jazeera English (aljazeera.com)
The Guardian (guardian.co.uk/)
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