The Loss of Journalistic Integrity is the Death of Democracy

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Death.

It’s not something that happens overnight.

It’s not even something that usually happens over weeks or even months.

It’s a process that, typically, extends over the course of years.

A blemish appears. Barely even noticeable, tucked in a corner where few see or take notice. Slowly it grows. A hairline crack in the foundation. Perhaps it’s eventually seen but nobody takes notice. Then, years later, the first problem develops. It’s minor. Not a big deal. Not even small enough to consider an inconvenience. And yet it continues to fester and grow. A storm under the surface, accumulating in strength and power, until, one day, it pounces, and by then, it’s often too late.

People will say it came out of nowhere. That nobody saw it coming. Yet it gave off signs for years, decades even, and nobody paid attention.

It happens in the death of a human.

It happens in the death of democracy.

The Erosion Of Journalistic Integrity

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