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We are about to watch the collapse of journalism in real time. (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What is happening with editorial boards is not normal. You need to understand this first.

They are not part of the newsroom, so anyone telling you that is lying. What happened at the LAT and WaPo are the beginning. Have you not read history? They come for you. You just think it's more steps away.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (24 children)

When I think of journalism collapsing, I think of the persecution of Julian Assange or the targeting of journalists in Gaza. The blocking of editorial boards' endorsements seems trivial in comparison.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (21 children)

It’s a big deal. The endorsements are mostly worthless from a political perspective, but the willingness of otherwise powerful people to place themselves obedient to Trump’s dictates is relatively new, and is a terrifying sign.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/26/anticipatory-obedience-newspapers-endorsement-refusal

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

They didn’t endorse Trump. They are all playing Switzerland. Read the stories and vote. Just vote people!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yes. And they didn’t not endorse Trump, as well. Which is the whole point here. They are laying down their arms just in case the wannabe authoritarian fascist dictator happens to win.

And the one fighting chance, outside of voting, and taking up arms, is a free press. Benjamin Franklin knew this and used it to its fullest capacity. And that is what is dying — without a free press, the vote is then in danger because any semblance of truth is already dead.

Then what are we left with?

Guns. And death.

And guess who benefits from that?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You know what the worst part of this is? Considering buying a gun so that at least we're evenly matched. I don't like that the idea was ever a thing.

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