There’s a growing sense right now that the free press in America is under siege.
Journalists, media critics, and even casual observers are talking about it. The idea that something fundamental is breaking. That the system is being bent, maybe beyond repair. Yes, I’m one of those talking about it. I’ve spent half my broadcasting career in news, and I care about it because it was more than a job. It was a vital service in defense of democracy. Every journalist who cares feels that way.
But the cracks in the pavement aren’t the whole picture.
What’s actually happening is messier than that. Less dramatic in some ways. More complicated in others.
Let’s dive in.
