We appreciate the fact checking required by good journalism. But we feel very let down by legacy media, as a whole. In ON they allow Doug Ford to comment on stories related to racism without noting that he happily posed with a white nationalist early in his first term. They allowed him to get away with blatantly interfering in municipal elections with only perfunctory references to the fact that this was an assault on democracy. When his staffers started clapping out press conferences to drown out questions, they shrugged. In fact, for the last 10 years or so when the rise of right wing extremism was THE story of our era (second to climate change), they were asleep at the switch and insisted that CDNs aren’t interested in democracy. We would counter that it’s the job of the media in a democracy to make people care. We don’t care about professional sports at Woodrow EU but that doesn’t stop the MSM from enthusiastically reporting on it constantly.
In a recent meeting with MP (where I raised my concern about disinformation) he noted that there is a distinct difference between news and journalism. News is a for-profit business and journalism is about reporting the truth.
It is important to identify this difference as we take in videos and articles. It is sad that we cannot trust “the news” anymore. Legacy media has gone the way of bothsidesism and this is disturbing and destructive. I hope there are enough people looking for truth rather than echo chambers to be able to strengthen the independent truth-based user-supported media. It is encouraging to see true journalists leaving legacy media to continue to pursue the truth and report the facts. When Jim Acosta signed off from CNN, he said “Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give into the fear. Hold onto the truth.” 💪
If we count on legacy media to get the truth, we will never know what we should know to participate in a functioning democracy. They have too much at stake $$$$. Money is all they care about. I’m glad more and more truth seekers are moving away from them and looking towards independent media . Thank you Mr. Bennet for your excellent work.
I personally combine media forms, from independant journalists and selected legacy media; which Cole is right, are white washing atrocities around the world. I will give some credit to our CBC in Canada. They are the only main stream media in Canada that is giving time to Palestinian voices, reporting and showing the horrors in Gaza. Them and of course, Aljazeera. I love Coles Substack and that he goes deeper into these stories. Independent journalism is so important if we are ever going to get more than just a 60 second sound bite. We need to nurture and protect it. Pick your favs, and pay them! It’s worth it, and may save humanity 💔
We appreciate the fact checking required by good journalism. But we feel very let down by legacy media, as a whole. In ON they allow Doug Ford to comment on stories related to racism without noting that he happily posed with a white nationalist early in his first term. They allowed him to get away with blatantly interfering in municipal elections with only perfunctory references to the fact that this was an assault on democracy. When his staffers started clapping out press conferences to drown out questions, they shrugged. In fact, for the last 10 years or so when the rise of right wing extremism was THE story of our era (second to climate change), they were asleep at the switch and insisted that CDNs aren’t interested in democracy. We would counter that it’s the job of the media in a democracy to make people care. We don’t care about professional sports at Woodrow EU but that doesn’t stop the MSM from enthusiastically reporting on it constantly.
Definitely is.
💯👆 the mafia style protection of Doug Ford is killing Ontario.
In a recent meeting with MP (where I raised my concern about disinformation) he noted that there is a distinct difference between news and journalism. News is a for-profit business and journalism is about reporting the truth.
It is important to identify this difference as we take in videos and articles. It is sad that we cannot trust “the news” anymore. Legacy media has gone the way of bothsidesism and this is disturbing and destructive. I hope there are enough people looking for truth rather than echo chambers to be able to strengthen the independent truth-based user-supported media. It is encouraging to see true journalists leaving legacy media to continue to pursue the truth and report the facts. When Jim Acosta signed off from CNN, he said “Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give into the fear. Hold onto the truth.” 💪
If we count on legacy media to get the truth, we will never know what we should know to participate in a functioning democracy. They have too much at stake $$$$. Money is all they care about. I’m glad more and more truth seekers are moving away from them and looking towards independent media . Thank you Mr. Bennet for your excellent work.
Powerful 🔥
You are doing an excellent job of making sense of all the noise out there. Keep up your amazing work!
I personally combine media forms, from independant journalists and selected legacy media; which Cole is right, are white washing atrocities around the world. I will give some credit to our CBC in Canada. They are the only main stream media in Canada that is giving time to Palestinian voices, reporting and showing the horrors in Gaza. Them and of course, Aljazeera. I love Coles Substack and that he goes deeper into these stories. Independent journalism is so important if we are ever going to get more than just a 60 second sound bite. We need to nurture and protect it. Pick your favs, and pay them! It’s worth it, and may save humanity 💔
Not sure what having a degree? vs a backbone and a non-deviated moral compass has to do with this piece?
I believe he’s saying one is not necessary, the other is all that’s required, in order to write truthfully. My take, anyway.