Recently in/on our nation’s media platforms their reporting and journalism operations are similar to the works of political lobbyists. Today’s prominent media players engage in selective curated journalistic ethics at the peril of America’s democracy and humanity.
Far too many major media outlets are dysfunctional machines serving the scripts of corporations, celebrities and politicians. The agenda of our nation’s media platforms operates not to serve the general public but rather to appease and pander to their designated clientele.
The outcome of this media template has become truly a dangerous collaboration which yields a toxic and unproductive outcome for the most vulnerable bandwidth of Americans from minorities to workers and seniors. Reporters are now publicists, investigative journalism is now a clique, editorials are framed by polling and partisan politics rather than seasoned wisdom and intellect.
The prevailing practice now in vogue at these media platforms is to require a subscription to read the latest news but also to post a comment or even read a comment. In fact one of best features of the post industrial media era was the unabridged comment section after a reported news or pundit commentary where the genius and functionality of readers are inspiring, insightful and extremely informative .
The explosion of alternative news platforms from pod casts to faux news sites on the Internet has made America a collection of media bubbles which generates ‘fake news ‘ and politically scripted curated journalism . Facts, authenticity and reality are all subject to contamination, revision and artificial analysis including misinformation and disinformation.
Right now in America there is no objective baseline to trust and rely on with regards to information, communication and the news. We the people have never been so vulnerable to these forces which in truth have never valued our sovereignty and collective patriotism.
Our daily existence is suffocated with endless exaggerated reporting about crime , partisan politics and the shortcomings of governance. In this media scripted artificial universe of reality nothing works and every texture and essence of existence is suspect, challenged and over analysed.
The role of a free press is profound in our democracy so much so that our constitution acknowledged the press in its most supreme and sacred language of the constitution.
Our press has betrayed its sacred and supreme duty to the stakeholders of America. Our democracy is in peril and at risk and the press within curated journalism is now a empty guardian and protector of America and Americans
BLM
