American Press Institute president writes that journalists know less than they used to about the people they're covering - Entrepreneur Generations

Journalist and novelist Tom Rosenstiel put forth a controversial claim in a recent Poynter op-ed: "For a host of reasons, journalists today understand less of the truth about the people they’re covering."

Rosenstiel, the president of the American Press Institute, cites a number of reasons for what he says is a subtle shift. That includes technological advances that allow more journalists to report live on the scene of breaking news. Though that meant more news coverage, it also meant that investigators and other officials had a harder time developing trust with a few selected journalists.

Read more here: https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2019/do-journalists-know-less-than-they-used-to/

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