A couple of days ago I wrote about the seeming death of journalism. Today comes a more elegant treatment of the same subject by Prof. Charles Lipson, who writes this of journalism for Spectator, USA.
Reporters aren’t demanding answers or making the candidates pay a price for the silent treatment. The reason is painfully obvious. It’s not just that most reporters and media operations consider the Democrats ‘our ticket’. That’s been true for decades. What’s different now is that they consider this particular Republican a danger to the Republic.
Protecting the country from another four years of Trump in the White House is a more important, more patriotic duty for journalists than their normal job of asking hard questions, demanding evidence and investigating big stories. That’s why, when reporters do get a rare opportunity to ask Joe Biden a question, they toss him softballs.
Journalists believe the half of the country that doesn't agree with them will forgive and forget when Trump is history? Improbable, to say the least.
The Internet has made journalism non-essential where it was once essential. Journalism is a legacy technology that will wither as those accustomed to routinely consuming its product die off. I wonder what Gen Z will use to wrap fish and line birdcages?
