i don’t really ever watch news anymore, but when I did I would scream at the television, “ASK A FUCKING FOLLOW-UP QUESTION”
I don’t know what is being taught as journalism anymore but it seems to be just take the statement, get the sound bite, and think up a clickbaitable title.
I was watching PBS tonight and one of the guests called Mamdani a “socialist”. And everyone just kind of went along with it. It really, really chaps my hide.
I know people who got journalism degrees. They work in other areas now. You can’t have true journalism when the powers that be don’t want to rock the gravy boat.
“wow, this politician is saying batshit crazy things. This will earn me a lot of clicks. Gotta release the article before the other news sites do. I’ll use AI to write it up.”
if only…
i don’t really ever watch news anymore, but when I did I would scream at the television, “ASK A FUCKING FOLLOW-UP QUESTION”
I don’t know what is being taught as journalism anymore but it seems to be just take the statement, get the sound bite, and think up a clickbaitable title.
I was watching PBS tonight and one of the guests called Mamdani a “socialist”. And everyone just kind of went along with it. It really, really chaps my hide.
I know people who got journalism degrees. They work in other areas now. You can’t have true journalism when the powers that be don’t want to rock the gravy boat.
As a journalist, you will never get another interview if you are hard on your guests.
Now days, politicians choose their interviewers and the choose the questions. There is no hard hitting interviews any more.
“wow, this politician is saying batshit crazy things. This will earn me a lot of clicks. Gotta release the article before the other news sites do. I’ll use AI to write it up.”