James Warren discusses the role of print journalism in a democratic society, and the inherent trust between the newspaper as an institution and its audience:
Journalism at its best succeeded because of an accumulation of trust on the public’s part over the past 60 or 70 years–a general sense, now sadly on a southerly trajectory, that the final product merited both inspection and confidence. There was value in a reporter gaining true expertise in a given area, winning the trust of individuals, and ultimately using that expertise and trust to cover and break stories of relevance to a community.
(HT: Colrus)
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