![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The problem isn't just the loss of journalism or irresponsibility of Facebook, but the very structure upon which our profit-driven media system is built. By uncovering degradations caused by run-amok commercialism, he brings into focus the historical antecedents, market failures, and policy inaction that led to the implosion of commercial journalism and the proliferation of misinformation through both social media and mainstream news. In Democracy Without Journalism? Victor Pickard argues that we're overlooking the core roots of the crisis. Despite these threats to democracy, policy responses have been woefully inadequate. Meanwhile, continuous revelations about the role that major media outlets-from Facebook to Fox News-play in the spread of misinformation have exposed deep pathologies in American communication systems. As local media institutions collapse and news deserts sprout up across the country, the US is facing a profound journalism crisis. ![]()
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