In a Twitter thread discussing how The New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal employ as many journalists as Gannett, which has more than 200 newspapers, LA Times reporter Jeong Park says that news "can’t be good.” He's right.
I’m a bit in love with this Twitter account called Fix Media Now because it is savage in its quest to make journalists do their jobs better. For instance, they will frequently “fix” headlines that downplay the GOP’s quest to ruin our democracy.
As someone who is interested in media criticism, the days since the FBI raided Donald Trump’s house have been a treasure trove of what went wrong and what would go better next time. But the overarching theme is this: Media failed. Epically.
As someone who works at a small daily regional paper and thoroughly believes in the positive impact of small-town journalism, I will defend our existence to my death. That said, inefficiency among papers owned by the same company is a real problem. I would like to present a solution.
I’m not that old. I began my career in journalism after social media had made its giant mark on the shape of the future of media. But even I remember a day when a lot more thought went into what information we put out there.
It's time for journalists to step up and start solving problems instead of just pointing them out. Good thing there's already a growing movement for solutions-oriented journalism.