Episode 3 of the We the Voters podcast asks big questions about journalism and the media.
I walk you through the history of journalism in the United States before asking a big question: where should the future lead for news?
I look at the issue from two sides: (A) the media is bias and it should stay that way and (B) the media should return to objectivity.
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News Clips and Research Referenced in this Episode
This is a University of Central Florida resource about the media and its role in society.
This is a PBS resource about media history.
Here is more information about yellow journalism in the 19th century.
Here is more information about the Fairness Doctrine.
This is a Time Magazine article about the history of the Fairness Doctrine.
This is a Stanford University resource about media history.
This is a Neiman Reports journal article about the transformation of broadcast news.
This is a University of Kansas resource about media history.
This is the ACLU of Pennsylvania blog post about the rights of photographers at protests.
This is a Bridgewater State University resource on identifying disinformation.
This is the Edelman 2021 Trust Barometer report.
This is an Axios article about trust in the media.
This is the Gallup poll about distrust in the media.
This is the Gallup poll about the media’s role in democracy.
Here is more information about how All Sides determines their Media Bias ratings.
This is the All Sides Media Bias Chart.
This is the Pew Research Center study about media skepticism.
This is the Deadline article about 2020 cable news ratings.
This is the LA News article about cable news ratings.
This is the Forbes article about 2021 cable news ratings.
Here is Tucker Carlson’s staff bio on Fox News.
Here is Rachel Maddow’s staff bio on MSNBC.
This is the Reuters Institute and University of Oxford study on Gen Z media consumption.
This is the Issues & Controversies resource about objectivity in journalism.
This is the Medium op-ed about journalism and activism.
This is the Neiman Reports article about journalism and activism.
Here is more information about the current state of news headlines.
This is the Smithsonian Magazine article about the history of fake news.
Here is the Society of Professional Journalists’ ethics code.
This is the Medium op-ed about journalism business models.
This is the 2020 Pew Research Center study about newsroom employment.
This is the Poynter article about clickbait and journalism.
This is the Medium op-ed about clickbait and journalism.
Here is the Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart.
This is the Columbia Journalism Review article on media literacy.
This is the Medium op-ed about defunding the media.
This is the NPR article about defunding the media.
Here is Bari Weiss’ New York Times resignation letter.
This is the Dispatch article about trust in the media.
This is the Forbes article about the NewsNation launch.
This is the Business of Business article about the NewsNation launch.
This is the Fortune article about the future of news media.
Sound Clips Referenced in this Episode
Here is the clip from the Rachel Maddow show.
Here is the clip from Tucker Carlson Tonight.
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