Re: [luv-talk] Fairfax and Rinehard - end of free press?

Alex Hutton <highspeeddub@gmail.com> wrote:

But independent media is hardly dieing. It is stronger than ever thanks to the internet. Anyone can easily access a seemingly endless array of opinions on any topic he might choose.

Opinions, yes indeed. Careful, time-consuming, investigative reporting? That's more the purview of professional journalists, precisely because it requires knowledge, time and effective fact-finding skills. Those who legitimately worry about the decline of traditional news organizations, the print media especially, are concerned about the high-quality end of journalism where investigations are carried out and truth disclosed in the public interest.