Magnetic North: One Journalist's Quest to Make Sense of the Universe

Magnetic North: One Journalist's Quest to Make Sense of the Universe

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How the media "lost its balls"

How the media "lost its balls"

Why magazines and newspapers no longer take on tough stories

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Scott Carney
Mar 19, 2024
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When I began my career as an investigative journalist I had the, perhaps naïve, idea that catching liars and holding corrupt businesses and leaders to account was important in and of itself. Even though I almost always had less power and fewer resources at my disposal than the people I was up against, I believed that the first amendment protected my rep…

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