re: Glen Greenwald on the state of journalism

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Thus do we have the unimaginably warped dynamic in which U.S. journalists are not the defenders of free speech values but the primary crusaders to destroy them. They do it in part for power: to ensure nobody but they can control the flow of information. They do it partly for ideology and out of hubris: the belief that their worldview is so indisputably right that all dissent is inherently dangerous “disinformation.”

And they do it from petty vindictiveness: they clearly get aroused — find otherwise-elusive purpose — by destroying people’s reputations and lives, no matter how powerless.

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GotDAMN! The excerpt above is both powerful, true, and damning.

I wish only this excerpt could be printed out and placed on every "journalists" desk, especially those he specifically mentions in his piece.

In short - mainstream news in this country is DEAD. Journalism and reliable reporting are DEAD. All we have left is the mass of information at our fingertips, and the will to research for oneself. Unfortunately, most aren't willing to do that.