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Eldergays, tell me about serious journalism in the age before the internet

Was it truly a truth seeker’s Bible?

by Anonymousreply 4July 18, 2025 11:02 PM

Walter Cronkite was believed across the board even though he offered opinions. Dan Rather helped sink that general trust in news anchors with his scandal in 2004.

by Anonymousreply 1July 18, 2025 10:46 PM

[quote]Eldergays, tell me about serious journalism in the age before the internet

It existed.

by Anonymousreply 2July 18, 2025 10:51 PM

The Fairness Doctrine

by Anonymousreply 3July 18, 2025 10:56 PM

Serious journalism, like Watergate, the Pentagon Papers, Iran-Contra, Mai Lai, the origins of Reagan’s fortune? It got done. That’s how you know about it.

by Anonymousreply 4July 18, 2025 11:02 PM
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