Investigative Journalism Project Reveals Problem at Core of Mainstream Journalism

Pro Publica, an initiative launched last month in the United States to help revitalize investigative journalism, is a great idea trapped by the worst aspects of the best instincts in contemporary corporate commercial journalism. The project reminds us of important values at the core of the craft of journalism, but also exposes the common political confusions of mainstream journalists that so often undermine their best efforts. Full Story »

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by Seabury Lyon - Feb. 7, 2008

This story may be of critical importance to the future of our free press, but I think Jensen himself has a problem. Rather than seeing the Pro Publica mission statement as a general concept that can be expected (hoped?) to morph to meet the needs of current environments, he sees constraints and evasions. He sees "but" instead of "and" in his examples. Perhaps it's just to avoid appearances of a shill. Let's hope so because Pro Publica sounds to me like the last and greatest hope for salvation of a free press -and perhaps our American democracy itself.

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