Honest journalism has helped topple
governments, highlight injustice and shape the
way we see the world. Be it positive or negative,
ultimately, it gave us information which made
a difference. Without information, without
knowledge, we are powerless.
You know it’s true – people want to be informed.
We need information to make decisions about
more than what soap to buy. We need it to fulfill
our sense of self and understand what is going
on around us.
In the past, to find knowledge, we had to rely on
the people around us. And from what they said
we would form our own opinions. Eventually,
with the advent of the printing press, the ‘news’
became something of an empire.
The ideal of journalism began as a way to expose
the truth; a means of keeping the government
in check and the people up-to-date with what
may have an effect on their lives. In the end, the
“noble” career of a news writer appears to have
fallen into the pit of financial gain - becoming
more than just a little perverted.
And now, here we are, in 2014 with information
melting our eyes and seeping from every orifice
as we lap it up regardless of whether it matters
or possesses any kind of integrity.
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