There have been many news articles going back to Trump’s trade war with China and “Mexico will pay to build the wall” in his first term explaining that tariffs are a tax on consumers. Journalists report this by quoting experts.
Journalists don’t “say things.” They report on what others have said.
Journalists report, interpret, package, and contextualize which is backed by a trust in the professions structure of training and ethics. Before the profession had its rug pulled out by venture owners and public ignorance of the value of news anyway.
They reported ad nauseam that others were warning. They didn’t do nearly enough warning themselves. They turned into news repeaters, not journalists.
There have been many news articles going back to Trump’s trade war with China and “Mexico will pay to build the wall” in his first term explaining that tariffs are a tax on consumers. Journalists report this by quoting experts.
Journalists don’t “say things.” They report on what others have said.
Absolutely disagree.
Journalists report, interpret, package, and contextualize which is backed by a trust in the professions structure of training and ethics. Before the profession had its rug pulled out by venture owners and public ignorance of the value of news anyway.
They reported ad nauseam that others were warning. They didn’t do nearly enough warning themselves. They turned into news repeaters, not journalists.
I am 95% sure we’ve had this exact discussion previously. May 6-9 months ago.