The American media used to be seen as the guardian of truth. Now trust is fractured and audiences choose news that confirms their worldview. From your perspective, when did journalism stop being a craft of verification and become a tool of identity?
Hi Richard, when we have cases of blatant lies like 60 minutes editing Kamalas answers for her benefit, and now the BBC in the uk splicing Trumps comments that were 54 mins apart to seem like one sentence - obviously to smear him- can ANY of those journalists be trusted? Ok id like to see the lot gone but i know not all can afford to just resign from the job on principles when they know its going on they have bills to pay and have to live. Do you think any of them deserve the benefit of the doubt or should it be a clean sweep of all who knew?
I would like to piggy back on that question. How do independent investigative journalists nowadays make a living while researching a story that might not be ready for publication for many months?
On your recommendation I read David Hacket Fisher's "Albions Seed" + other books he has written. Do you have any recommendations on the history of media? (Albions Seed is brilliant btw).
Is it hyperbolic to wonder whether the collapse of legacy media creates a single point of failure for democracy itself, or is this a reasonable concern and call to action to promote quality journalism?
Many media institutions are captured by one side or the other. Is this desirable or should we be aiming to have most reporting in the political middle?
While there has been bias in reporting at every level from word choice to which stories to include (my dad judged others by whether they read the Chicago Tribune or Sun Times), there seems be a public trust crisis about what is factual and accurate. How does a culture move forward together when the perceived realities among neighbors and within families are disconnected?
What is your opinion on the monk debates? It has been very revealing in helping to understand which journalists are genuinely truth seeking when on the panels for these debates.
What are some simple ways to clearly detect propaganda? How can you help people understand when they have been heavily influenced by propaganda? I.e. peoples opinions on biden, Harris, trump or more recently Mamdani!!
Mr Miniter, I thoroughly enjoyed your last conversation with team Trigg, particularly how arrival/geography shaped evolution of US political thought. How has this come together and been operationalised...what is America for its people today and for the world tomorrow?
Are there examples of times and places where distrust in media is as high as it is today? If so, how was that trust regained within those societies?
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The American media used to be seen as the guardian of truth. Now trust is fractured and audiences choose news that confirms their worldview. From your perspective, when did journalism stop being a craft of verification and become a tool of identity?
Hi Richard, when we have cases of blatant lies like 60 minutes editing Kamalas answers for her benefit, and now the BBC in the uk splicing Trumps comments that were 54 mins apart to seem like one sentence - obviously to smear him- can ANY of those journalists be trusted? Ok id like to see the lot gone but i know not all can afford to just resign from the job on principles when they know its going on they have bills to pay and have to live. Do you think any of them deserve the benefit of the doubt or should it be a clean sweep of all who knew?
An investigative journalist needs eyeballs if he wants to make a living as an investigative journalist.
Lots of great investigative journalism won't sell because the potential audience is too small.
Often, an investigative journalist will sensationalise his work to increase the audience, and thus make it pay.
But, sensationalising can turn investigative journalism into tabloid trash.
How does an investigative journalist tell the investigative stories that will not generate a big audience, but must nontheless be told?
I would like to piggy back on that question. How do independent investigative journalists nowadays make a living while researching a story that might not be ready for publication for many months?
On your recommendation I read David Hacket Fisher's "Albions Seed" + other books he has written. Do you have any recommendations on the history of media? (Albions Seed is brilliant btw).
Fisher's "The Great Wave" is a big fave of mine.
What is the legacy of William Randolph Hearst to American media, and what is your view on it?
Is it hyperbolic to wonder whether the collapse of legacy media creates a single point of failure for democracy itself, or is this a reasonable concern and call to action to promote quality journalism?
Many media institutions are captured by one side or the other. Is this desirable or should we be aiming to have most reporting in the political middle?
While there has been bias in reporting at every level from word choice to which stories to include (my dad judged others by whether they read the Chicago Tribune or Sun Times), there seems be a public trust crisis about what is factual and accurate. How does a culture move forward together when the perceived realities among neighbors and within families are disconnected?
How much of our legacy media ecosystem is our own fault, and how much of it is because legacy media chronically underestimated its own audience?
Did legacy media create audiences of outrage porn addicts?
Is there any way, short of force, coercion or censorship, to reduce the appetite for intellectual junk food in news and media?
What is your opinion on the monk debates? It has been very revealing in helping to understand which journalists are genuinely truth seeking when on the panels for these debates.
What are some simple ways to clearly detect propaganda? How can you help people understand when they have been heavily influenced by propaganda? I.e. peoples opinions on biden, Harris, trump or more recently Mamdani!!
Mr Miniter, I thoroughly enjoyed your last conversation with team Trigg, particularly how arrival/geography shaped evolution of US political thought. How has this come together and been operationalised...what is America for its people today and for the world tomorrow?