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Are Journalism and Politics Inextricably Joined?
An anonymous reader writes "Retiring figure Bill Moyers makes his case in a recent speech delivered at the Society of Professional Journalists 2004 national convention. 'But I approach the end of my own long run believing more strongly than ever that the quality of journalism and the quality of democracy are inextricably joined.' It is a deep argument, made poignant by the recently murdered Francisco Ortiz Franco of Mexico, Manik Saha of India, and Aiyathurai Nadesan of Sri Lanka, among others. It is a broad argument, touching on history from America's first best seller to yesterday's blog. Is it a convincing argument?"
the quality of journalism and the quality of democracy are inextricably joined.
Counterexample: slashdot is very democratic.
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Your vote matters!
That was a close one; I almost had to read the article.
Democracy depends on the populace having the information to make informed decisions
Democracy depends on the populace having the CAPACITY to make informed decisions. We're doomed.
No, biased news is good. As long as the bias vectors all point in a whole bunch of different directions.
WHO ARE YOU KIDDING?
Recent polls show that 90% of journalists are liberals!
Blessed be he who reads this post, Cursed be he who tells my boss.