I've been watching the media implode since Donald Trump was elected to the Presidency, and I'm wondering if they deserve the title of "Journalist" anymore.
I'm sure you are wondering what the term "Journalist" means, so I'll use the dictionary to explain the term.
a : a person engaged in journalism; especially : a writer or editor for a news medium
If you'll notice that a Journalist is someone who is engaged in Journalism, then you might be asking "What is journalism?"
According to dictionary, journalism is:
a : the collection and editing of news for presentation through the mediab : the public pressc : an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium
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a : writing designed for publication in a newspaper or magazineb : writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation
In the definition above, the key terms are direct presentation of facts without an attempt at interpretation.
So, we get back to my original thought. Since Donald Trump was elected over Hillary Clinton, the Media and by extension, the Journalists have not been presenting uninterpreted facts. They have created stories wherein Mr. Trump had the collusion of the Russian intelligence services in order to help him win. They've accused him of stealing the election, even though it has been proven that he didn't.
The "talking heads" have even created fake news in order to keep him from advancing his promises.
In more recent events, (as of this writing, Hurricane Harvey has come ashore and flooded Houston and it's surrounding towns,) the so-called Journalists had started a news story that decried the fact that Gas was running short. This inaccurate reporting led people to making runs on the gas stations around Texas, which caused gas shortages, thus their story became a self-fulfilling prophecy. In short, they caused the shortage by lying about a shortage.
In the light of this, can the Journalists really be called Journalists anymore?
