Is it bad for the media to call out lying and police misinformation?

[anon38180840]

Is this the “enemy of the people” derail?

@oneeyedtripping

I think when most people on here talk about media they talk about the mainstream media (Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc) and not journalists working for local networks, although I have gripes with some of them too since a lot of local media is being consolidated.

But also what you just posted shows exactly how media sucks, they fired her for being a good journalist and reporting against the powerful. This happens constantly and the way you move up in that industry is by not rustling too many feathers with good reporting that sides with the people

Right but it’s not the journalists’ fault in most of these cases in small markets. They want to do a decent job, and they make like 18-38K and are desperately trying to get by in many cases.

@catfacemeowmers

And this is supposed to be an example of the media being good?

Of the journalist being good. Your gripe is a rightful one, but it’s with the owner not with most of the journalists busting their asses for no money and getting death threats due to rhetoric.

@eeAWW

JFC by “they” I mean national political media, not the rando covering HS football. Does this really need clarification?

It does because the randos covering local sports are getting threats and harassment because of the rhetoric about “the media.”