April 11, 2003
Toward a New Journalism
The news media are the country's primary providers of adult education, day in, day out, teaching millions of people about what is going on in the world. One of their courses is "News and Democracy." According to a mostly unwritten professional creed, journalists aim to turn readers into informed, participatory citizens who will use the news to protect and advance democracy.
An excellent idea. It's not working.
The worthy ambition runs smack into a marketing imperative. News
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