Americas Change In Journalism

"We need the established press to not just aid this effort but to lead it. The marriage of all this connectivity with an activist mission of public-service journalism could cut through the layers of banality that clog not just the mainstream media but also the rest of our sprawling information environment. Such a marriage could organize and lead the kind of critical culture that Berman and Carey sought. It could begin to establish a public agenda that reflects the struggle over how America should live—over what America means—in this new century." says Brent Cunningham.

You see, I'm not actally sure if I agree or disagree with Brent 100%. However, I do understand some of his viewpoints. I agree that we are in time where things are changing and that journalism could help add in this change for the better.

Brent Cunningham stated in his article, "In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as the press faced criticism for failing to use the catastrophe to initiate a national conversation about race (or class, or infrastructure, etc.), Jonathan Klein, the president of CNN/U.S., defended his network’s coverage to Eric Deggans, the press critic at the St. Petersburg Times: “We go in looking for stories,” he said, “not issues which need to be raised."

Now I would have to raise the question, "Why in the hell not?" Why would we not care to address issues of the people. Is it because we have become so greedy to make money, or is it the fact we don't care about things that really affect the people. It's sad that media outlets can do the exact opposite of what there are suppose to be built on. When are we going to take a stand and address these issues. We are the journalists and its our job, we can address it if no one else will.

WE COULD AND SHOULD BE THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE...HELP MAKE THE CHANGE!!!!