Quite a lot of journalists across the world would like to believe that they are the torch-bearers of the truth and the propagators of the facts. For a proportion of them, this might as well be the case. The sense of ownership over truth in the case of journalists, however, often comes from a misguided source - their tendency to retaliate against the forces of the establishment. Such a retaliation, even within the high standards of investigative journalism, almost always is guided by a narrative. So, even the most sincere journalist is still never looking for truth but building a narrative. Very often, journalists try to fight the propaganda and hence conflate their narrative with the truth. Therefore, journalists feel that politicians, as the default perpetrators and benefactors of propaganda, are their enemies. However, the worst nightmare of a journalist can never be a politician who in turn is susceptible to the damages caused by the narratives. Journalists' fatal enemies are scientists.
The Fatal Enemy Of Journalists
The Fatal Enemy Of Journalists
The Fatal Enemy Of Journalists
Quite a lot of journalists across the world would like to believe that they are the torch-bearers of the truth and the propagators of the facts. For a proportion of them, this might as well be the case. The sense of ownership over truth in the case of journalists, however, often comes from a misguided source - their tendency to retaliate against the forces of the establishment. Such a retaliation, even within the high standards of investigative journalism, almost always is guided by a narrative. So, even the most sincere journalist is still never looking for truth but building a narrative. Very often, journalists try to fight the propaganda and hence conflate their narrative with the truth. Therefore, journalists feel that politicians, as the default perpetrators and benefactors of propaganda, are their enemies. However, the worst nightmare of a journalist can never be a politician who in turn is susceptible to the damages caused by the narratives. Journalists' fatal enemies are scientists.