Modern Journalism. Old maxim (modified): If you lie down in the dirt, you wake up dirty. Applied to journalism, we witness a new breed of journalists altogether. Gone are the days of carefully researching an article, checking and re-checking sources, and isolating the story from personal bias. These days we have. 1. Echo journalism – Just repeat what another source prints. 2. Attack journalism – Get your opponent using any tools. 3. Talking points journalism – Equipped with talking points, just regurgitate them. 4. Hypothetical journalism – Well, it could be true; so print it. 5. Narrative journalism – All articles must conform to a preset story – no deviations allowed. 6. Biased journalism – You don’t like the true story, so secrete your personal opinions inside your article. 7. Legitimate journalism (Gone are the days, my friend, I thought ...)
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