It never occurred to me that folks who can’t remember the 1970s have no idea that journalism actually existed as a potent & brave force that sought to protect individuals from instutions rather than reflexively doing the reverse.
Let me just say this: journalism was inspiring.
Let me just say this: journalism was inspiring.
So if you‘re mystified as to why older people believe so strongly whatever the @nytimes, @npr and @washingtonpost now publish, consider that previous generations learned to associate those iconic logos and fonts with ferociously independent journalists, editors and publishers.
It also explains why it is hard to defeat large older voting blocks: they are still coherent around commmon media and ideas even when those ideas are wrong & legacy media is no longer providing the same level of analysis it once did when news desks were better funded & staffed.
