Journalism in general is at an all time low in a global
sense as well as an Irish one; that is if real journalism ever existed at all.
Now social media is getting it right more than ever before and conspiracy
theorists have a nasty habit of having more than just a theory about things, and are the new cub reporters on the coalface of what is really going on.
Newspapers
themselves are being regulated to being just another blog on the internet and
that is a culture shock for many in the business of storytelling. Their relevancy is being eroded and
diminished even further by their own sense of omnipotence, and are quite miffed
that they are not considered the voice of truth, reason, intelligence, and
accuracy anymore. Fundamental values and all that is not what it used to be I’m
afraid. Most of the time all that they have in the absence of real
facts, (the cornerstone of truth I guess) is lies, innuendo, suggestion, gossip and rumour. All
that, even together, will never be allowed to get in the way of a good story.
Reporters and writers masquerading as journalists is one
thing but it is a fact today that good journalism is dying because of the short
cuts to the story without wearing leather to find the truth just beyond the
fiction. For example MSN news claim they report news, but in the absence of
that they will report rumour, and what they can’t confirm or separate of which is either, they provide you with an email for the news part and another for the
rumour and picks what they think will pass mustard. And that as they say, is a fact.
Please check out the video below on just exactly what it takes to
be a news reporter.
Barry Clifford
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