“As is the case with many codes of ethics, the ethics of those in the journalism industry have as one of their primary purposes the maintenance of the status quo, particularly the economic status quo.”
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“Prior to the late 1800s every small town in America had one or more newspapers, with each serving a particular religious, social or political constituency.
“Then ‘objectivity’ was introduced. The result wasn't objective news, but rather news that was found unobjectionable by all.
“Insipid news and comment proved to be a great business model because it was sold to the public as purely factual, utterly untainted by bias.
“Consumers trusted it. They lapped it up.
“Objective news was and remains a joke, but Americans continue to believe it exists.”
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/the_fall_of_journalism.html#ixzz2JaTKV1u1
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