DEMOCRACY OR CORPORATOCRACY?

Media has a dual role of not only protecting the public from a corrupt government, but also in shaping our perspectives. Making informed decisions depends upon receiving balanced, fact-based news. As such, the agenda of the Media must be kept under a microscope. If Media serves only the interests of government and corporations, where is that democratic watchdog, i.e., the Media? It’s fair to say, once faith in the Press is shattered, faith in democracy shatters too. And, while everyone knows major Media is driven largely by profits, there will always remain a need for principled journalism—patently. If Media no longer serves the interest of the People, the unspeakable implication is —we don’t really live in a democratic society. All the more reason to promote and support independent, investigative journalists.

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

There's always been some degree of political bias in the media.
100 years ago it was left or right wing editorials in daily papers.
It's just a shame that so many news outlets these days, across so many different platforms are controlled by so few media moguls.

That means there's a factioning of information. Worse still, truth !
Investigative journalism seems to be something of a rarity these days.
Whether that's because newspapers and media companies refuse to pay for it. Or because it suits their owners interests that their reporters don't dig too deep and 'bury' certain stories I don't know.

BoldSam · 46-50, F

@Picklebobble2 Exactly. Where as biased journalism has become a norm, redundant and recycled information also has become a trend. There is no independent research. I see it in every area of the market today from fashion design to big tech. If a celebrity wears something flashy it’s not long before everyone has to have it, too. When Apple comes out with a slick new desktop model or phone design, many computer companies attempt to emulate the look. Following what’s hot and trendy is effective in getting attention and then success—however short-lived that success may be. It’s always been like that: where there are a few originators, there are many, many more wagon jumpers who say, “me too!” They mimic and emulate.
And I find it’s no different in the world of journalism.