1. La Traición al Cuarto Poder.
La función esencial del periodismo, confrontar a los poderosos, ha sido reemplazada por la búsqueda de acceso y la autocensura. Los periodistas son criticados por su cobardía y por convertirse en meros propagandistas o "estenógrafos" de la élite.
- The day that media institutions no longer serve their role as the fourth estate speaking truth to power the day that they capitulate and cower at the feet of power is the day that they are no longer serving their intended function as a public watchdog and educator.
- If you find yourself disagreeing with most normal people while simultaneously lifting up those in power, youre no longer an actual journalist. There is no truth being spoken to power. These people are functionally propagandists and in a merit based society, would not have a job.
- The fundamental problem with the national political press is that they wanna be close to power, not hold that power accountable.
2. Concentración de Poder y Propiedad Mediática.
La consolidación de los medios en manos de multimillonarios y oligarcas es vista como la causa principal de la corrupción periodística. Estos propietarios utilizan sus plataformas para manipular narrativas, asegurar ganancias y consolidar su influencia política.
- Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. Its time to wrest our power back robert reich.
- The media is owned by billionaires. Besos, zuck, etc., the oligarchs. This isnt difficult to figure out - those men want chaos to protect their crimes, their power grab.
- The press is owned by billionaires who manipulate information to advance their agenda.
3. Prioridad en el Acceso sobre la Integridad.
Muchos periodistas son descritos como "comerciantes de acceso" o "cortesanos permanentes" que valoran la proximidad a las figuras poderosas, la fama y el dinero por encima de la verdad. Esta dinámica se manifiesta en la falta de solidaridad y la sumisión ante el abuso de poder.
- The press pool has no heroes defending truth or democracy. They are all access merchants hoping to get closer to power and money.
- Journalists are both intensely selfish and wildly overconfident of their lackluster communication skills. Theyre not elite anythings. Theyre just broken people who sell their souls for proximity to political power.
- The press is fuelling its own loss of freedom by not standing up to power, by sucking up to fascists like trump. Start reporting the truth instead of sucking on the teat of power.
4. Consecuencias para la Democracia y Llamados a la Acción.
La complicidad mediática facilita el ascenso del autoritarismo y la destrucción de la democracia. Se insta a los ciudadanos a apoyar el periodismo independiente y a los reporteros a usar su poder colectivo para resistir la intimidación.
- The media ecosystem in this country is fundamentally broken, symbiotic to bad actors in power, and toxic to democracy.
- The media is as complicit in the destruction of democracy as any component of this regime.
- Journalists, you are not without power. You have a weapon against this bully. You can with respect for your colleagues and your own profession just boycot press conferences by an idiot that insults your and my intelligence.