By this point, we need to declare, the news outlets refuse to accept reality. It is one of my ongoing themes in my media podcasts, that being when will the press complex in this country catch a clue and begin rectifying the flawed journalism leading to their demise? For years we have catalogued not only the ways the press has been operating in dysfunctional fashion but also how it has led to audience flight, lowered ratings, plunging circulation, public opinion cratering, and industry-wide layoffs that have been plaguing the media for years, but no course corrections are taking place.
Supporting this professional sloth is the latest awarding of The Pulitzer Prize, the supposed pinnacle of journalism excellence, and here we see that instead of looking to repair the damaged system, they are intent on rewarding the behavior that is sinking the credibility of…
