One of Big Journalism's saddest traits is choosing to be helpless in the face of challenges with ready solutions. Two examples:

1) Political coverage still obsesses on falsely balanced issues and horse races, and continues to normalize extremism, even when our democracy is at stake.

2) Journalists stay on Twitter, or X or whatever, even though the person controlling it uses the site to amplify extremists, including enemies of democracy (and journalism).

The (few) exceptions prove the rule.

@dangillmor
is that due to J-school training or corporate policies? I imagine there’s a lot of fear of losing one’s job in Big Journalism these days.
@wa7iut Journalists run in herds, always have.
@dangillmor
the gnu’s business (sorry)