What happened to the news?  What has happened to the journalist?  What happened to watching the 5:30 news getting your world events, then watching the 6:00 news and finding out what is going on local.  Now we watch the 5:00,5:30,6:00, etc!

We have channels that are dedicated to 24/7 news.  Journalist are no more, they are celebrities now.  Willing to do anything to put themselves in front of the camera.  The more extreme the more chance of them being the one in front of the camera.

I remember growing up, we would hear the “Breaking News” on the TV.  The whole family would run toward the TV to see what was going on.  Now everything is breaking news.

As defined by Wikipedia

A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren’t biased.

Key word in there biased.

To favor one thing over another due to personal opinion.

So what has happened to journalist? Are there any more journalist in the world?  Do any of them still exist?  I would hope so, but the more I watch the “news” the less I believe it.

So where do you get your news?  Do you still believe in and trust the local news?  What about the News Channels?

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