Part of me thinks any normal-ish decent-ish journalist who gets into media is exposed to “the machine” they either get ground down by it or they brake parts of themselves to fit into it. It’s a bummer
Ben Norton has talked about this in the past I think. Journalists either suck up to the machine and obey so they get promoted, or they keep their integrity and struggle to find work.
Part of me thinks any normal-ish decent-ish journalist who gets into media is exposed to “the machine” they either get ground down by it or they brake parts of themselves to fit into it. It’s a bummer
Ben Norton has talked about this in the past I think. Journalists either suck up to the machine and obey so they get promoted, or they keep their integrity and struggle to find work.