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The Munk Debates: Mainstream Media - "Be It Resolved, Don't Trust Mainstream Media"
The Munk Debates: Mainstream Media - "Be It Resolved, Don't Trust Mainstream Media"
https://munkdebates.com/debates/mainstream-media
Public trust in mainstream media is at an all-time low. Critics point to coverage of COVID-19, the 2020 election, and the Ottawa trucker protest as proof that legacy outlets like the New York Times, The Globe and Mail and CNN can no longer be relied upon to provide unbiased reporting. Activist journalists are using pen and paper to push political agendas while their bosses lean into the profitability of polarization. Mainstream media's defenders argue that their institutions offer an invaluable public service that alternative outlets are either incapable or uninterested in providing: careful fact-based reporting on important issues and holding the powerful to account. In a brave new world of "fake news" and "drive by" journalism, traditional news organizations are essential to democracy and a bulwark against corruption, misinformation and the private interests of the powerful.
This debate took place in Toronto on Wednesday, November 30th, 2022. Journalist Matt Taibbi and author Douglas Murray took on New Yorker contributor Malcolm Gladwell and columnist Michelle Goldberg of the New York Times. Taibbi and Murray argued for the proposition (that mainstream media COULD NOT BE TRUSTED). They won with the largest swing in the event's history, moving from a 48%-52% voter deficit to a 67%-33% win.
Transcript from the Munk Debates: "Be It Resolved: Don't Trust Mainstream Media"
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/transcript-from-the-munk-debates
Excerpt:
Matt Taibbi On Mainstream Media: "Until We Get Back To The Basics, We Don't Deserve To Be Trusted."
https://rumble.com/v1yuklf-matt-taibbi-on-mainstream-media-until-we-get-back-to-the-basics-we-dont-des.html
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