A short history of Modern Journalism

Some of my friends want to become journalists but I can’t think of a more depressing, meaningless and soul-crushing profession. Bear in mind that I work in politics.

A lot of the journalistic types go into the profession hoping to pose though questions, expose stories and fight corruption but before they know it, they’re speculating about whether Jordan is getting divorced from some bloke.

So here is a gripping illustration of journalism:

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  1. James Tricker says:

    Good article. A interesting book on investigative journalism is "Tell me no lies" edited by John Pilger… it's a real eye opener compared to the current drivel on panorama, newsnight etc.

    • Thanks James, I've been through Andrew Marr's History of Journalism (2004) and will look into your Pilger suggestion ; something else to add to my impossibly long reading list!

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