In this era of being "connected" 24/7 has the news evolved into something other than a supplier of the facts? Reporters have always wanted to be the first to publish a story and editors have always gone by the adage "if it bleeds, it leads".
I'm definitely not the first to question the morals/ethics of the newsroom. Don Henley wrote "Dirty Laundry" in which he sings about it and I'm sure that everyone has read a news story and finished thinking, what?. However, has the desire to generate revenue by "click-bait" become so integral to the business model that actual reporting of the facts become an afterthought?
Anything that gets people to click on the link seems to be fair game. IMHO the current Covid-19 pandemic is a great example.
Thoughts?
I'm definitely not the first to question the morals/ethics of the newsroom. Don Henley wrote "Dirty Laundry" in which he sings about it and I'm sure that everyone has read a news story and finished thinking, what?. However, has the desire to generate revenue by "click-bait" become so integral to the business model that actual reporting of the facts become an afterthought?
Anything that gets people to click on the link seems to be fair game. IMHO the current Covid-19 pandemic is a great example.
Thoughts?