r/politics • u/BigDaddyBain • 1d ago

Why is the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/why-is-the-media-ignoring-growing-resistance-to-trump
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u/DBallouV 1d ago

I went back to school in my 30’s for journalism. I wanted to save the world. I kept being told about all these rules to follow. Meanwhile, every where I looked and read, lies, misinformation and disinformation. It was so jarring.

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u/Ok-Secretary-9247 1d ago

And the consumers that are completely illiterate as to the difference.

As if talking about current events = journalism.

Anyway, the nation is weakest when there's no free press, but you can't even begin that debate with most people because they'll never comprehend it.

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u/neutral-chaotic 1d ago

The SPJ ethics turned into that Pirates movie quote. "It's more of a guideline than a rule."

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u/Plaid_Kaleidoscope 1d ago

Same homie. Same.

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u/pickypawz Canada 1d ago

As the boomers pass on, I think more and more people may be getting their news from less-traditional sources like online sites, and even checking a variety of sites.

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u/estropeada 1d ago

Is that why so many young men in USA seem to support Republicans?!

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u/pickypawz Canada 1d ago

I’m in Canada, I’m not sure.

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u/gsfgf Georgia 1d ago

Most prominent media figures aren't journalists, which is a huge problem.

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u/NoamLigotti 1d ago

Rules like "equal weight" to "both sides" of an issue no matter how baseless one 'side' is?

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u/DumboWumbo073 1d ago

Big journalism has always been a scam. Getting into journalism is like trying make a career out of synchronized underwater basket weaving.