Posted on Feb 1, 2017
How Journalism Was Corrupted by the Power of Privilege | Gay Talese
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I thought this might be appreciated. Ben Bagdikian was the Washington Post point man for the Pentagon Papers and a critic of media conglomerates which he studied for the Rand Corporation. He famously stated:
“The worst thing that can happen to a journalist is to become a celebrity. The honest job of the journalist is to observe, to listen, to learn. The job of the celebrity is to be observed, to make sure others learn about him or her, to be the object of attention rather than an observer. Never forget that your obligation is to the people. It is not, at heart, to those who pay you, or to your editor, or to your sources, or to your friends, or to the advancement of your career. It is to the public.”
Excerpted from his obituary:
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/business/media/ben-h-bagdikian-reporter-of-broad-range-and-conscience-dies-at-96.html?0p19G=c
“The worst thing that can happen to a journalist is to become a celebrity. The honest job of the journalist is to observe, to listen, to learn. The job of the celebrity is to be observed, to make sure others learn about him or her, to be the object of attention rather than an observer. Never forget that your obligation is to the people. It is not, at heart, to those who pay you, or to your editor, or to your sources, or to your friends, or to the advancement of your career. It is to the public.”
Excerpted from his obituary:
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/business/media/ben-h-bagdikian-reporter-of-broad-range-and-conscience-dies-at-96.html?0p19G=c
Ben H. Bagdikian, Reporter of Broad Range and Conscience, Dies at 96 - NYTimes.com
Ben H. Bagdikian, a journalist and news media critic who became a celebrated voice of conscience for his profession, calling for tougher standards of integrity and public service in an era of changing tastes and technology, died on Friday at his home in Berkeley, Calif. He was 96.
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LTC Greg Henning It seems to be...but then PROPOGANDA has been going on forever...it's a good thing that there are a FEW news outlets that try and show the other side or the WHOLE picture and not just a tiny bit of it.
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It Has been since VietNam... the Big 3 started Blowing the top off of reality in the late 60's...
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