by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
Journalism was once a very respected and noble profession based upon the foundational principles of truthfulness, objectivity, impartiality, fairness and public accountability. Unfortunately, in recent years we have witnessed a journalistic departure from these principles with reckless abandon. Multiple source verification requirements have seemingly been supplanted with a casual reference to an "anonymous source," objectivity and impartiality have been replaced with unabashed bias and partisanship, and accountability is nowhere to be found in what has become a journalistic sea of defamation.
It is not against the law per se, for a news channel or company to take leave of the founding principles of journalism and become bias, partial and partisan. However, the product of this leave is altogether different when associated with Big Tech's joint efforts. If the news media in concert with Big Tech is telling us to think a certain way, buy a certain product or vote for a certain candidate, we are no longer a country by the people and for the people with free press and free elections. If our news media in concert with Big Tech stops presenting news and evidence in an objective fashion and controls search engines in a particular way, we run the risk of permanently becoming an Orwellian society that is the antithesis of our Democracy.
The death of American Journalism as we once knew it, should be a deafening alarm for Democrats and Republicans alike. We are well beyond the stage of red flags, as the alarm is now sounding loud and clear. If our politicians and courts do not immediately resuscitate our American Journalism, it will likely be lost forever. I fear the sound of this alarm has become as ignored as the sound of a car alarm and will be confronted with an equivalent amount of apathy. Journalism and America would be well served by getting back to founding principles which if followed, may correct our path and put us back on course. All we have to do is refer to our Constitution and be thankful that we have it as our guide.
Long Island Lawyer
Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
www.liattorney.com
Journalism was once a very respected and noble profession based upon the foundational principles of truthfulness, objectivity, impartiality, fairness and public accountability. Unfortunately, in recent years we have witnessed a journalistic departure from these principles with reckless abandon. Multiple source verification requirements have seemingly been supplanted with a casual reference to an "anonymous source," objectivity and impartiality have been replaced with unabashed bias and partisanship, and accountability is nowhere to be found in what has become a journalistic sea of defamation.
It is not against the law per se, for a news channel or company to take leave of the founding principles of journalism and become bias, partial and partisan. However, the product of this leave is altogether different when associated with Big Tech's joint efforts. If the news media in concert with Big Tech is telling us to think a certain way, buy a certain product or vote for a certain candidate, we are no longer a country by the people and for the people with free press and free elections. If our news media in concert with Big Tech stops presenting news and evidence in an objective fashion and controls search engines in a particular way, we run the risk of permanently becoming an Orwellian society that is the antithesis of our Democracy.
The death of American Journalism as we once knew it, should be a deafening alarm for Democrats and Republicans alike. We are well beyond the stage of red flags, as the alarm is now sounding loud and clear. If our politicians and courts do not immediately resuscitate our American Journalism, it will likely be lost forever. I fear the sound of this alarm has become as ignored as the sound of a car alarm and will be confronted with an equivalent amount of apathy. Journalism and America would be well served by getting back to founding principles which if followed, may correct our path and put us back on course. All we have to do is refer to our Constitution and be thankful that we have it as our guide.
Long Island Lawyer
Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
www.liattorney.com
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