Dan GillmorAug 12, 2024

Six years ago I begged journalists to "stop being loudspeakers for liars" -- and I have to admit that my entreaties fell on deaf ears.

Last week's lie-filled "press conference" at Trump's home was a powerful demonstration of why they should at least try. But they've made it clear that they will never even acknowledge this fundamental flaw in what they do, much less do anything to repair the ongoing damage.

https://dangillmor.medium.com/dear-journalists-stop-letting-liars-use-your-platforms-as-loudspeakers-cc64c4024eeb

Dear Journalists, Stop Being Loudspeakers for Liars

Please examine what you’re doing. You are letting liars use your traditional norms — which made sense in different times and situations — to turn you into amplifiers of deceit. You know you are doing…

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They're so obsessed with their prime directive of appearing unbiased, that they routinely act as a de-facto mouthpiece for fascist propaganda without any fact checking.

Ultimately this reveals they're more concerned about protecting ad revenue and avoiding attacks from the right than informing the public or maintaining any semblance of journalistic integrity.

Aug 12, 2024 at 4:22pmIvory for Mac