[Skybird]

Without sources, journalism becomes meaningless and can no longer serve as the claimed pillar of democracy it usually gets described as: overwatching the government. Journalism without sources and whistleblowers - is propaganda. Becasue it is the souces being in knowledge, not he journalists. Journalists just collect, add one and one together, and report it to the public. Without sources, neither journalists nor the poublic cpould know whatt hjeb government is really doing, and when it is doing wrong.

Thats why everywhere in the world govenrments crack down on journalism - and their sources. Villain regimes use brute force for this. Western states run more subtle, but not any less effective means. Career killing, social delegitimisation, character assassination, intimidation, legal threats, isolation, exemplary punishment of sources, personnel networking, smear campaigning, etc etc etc. There are even agencies and companies for this "business".

Solid journalism is a dying art. Its almost dead. What we have up the street and down the street and almost everywhere, is propagandists trying to please their masters for making their careers. As a result the present Western population is the best misinformed and manipulated public in history.


Zum Kotzen. Like in the GDR - but now everywhere.