1/17/2017

Journalism Under Fire

Anyone who cares about journalism should pay attention to the next few months. Journalism is under fire in the age of Trump.

Here's a great episode of the podcast On The Media that explores the new challenges to journalism.


Recognize Your Enemy

In this ThinkProgress article by Ned Resnikoff he explains Trump's disinformation strategy and provides some tactics for journalists and citizens to fight back.
"Second, journalists need to understand what Trump is doing and refuse to play by his rules. He is going to use the respect and deference typically accorded to the presidency as an instrument for spreading more lies. Reporters must refuse to treat him like a normal president and refuse to bestow any unearned legitimacy on his administration. They must also give up their posture of high-minded objectivity — and, along with it, any hope of privileged access to the Trump White House. 
The incoming president has made clear that he expects unquestioning obedience from the press, and will regard anyone who doesn’t give it to him as an enemy. That is the choice every news outlet faces for the next four years: Subservience and complicity, or open hostility. There is no middle ground."