Wilbur Schramm and Noam Chomsky Meet Harold Innis by Robert E. Babe

Author:Robert E. Babe
Language: eng
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Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012-02-15T16:00:00+00:00

That explanation by itself, however, provides cold comfort. Simply because there is little choice does not mean that media are adequate or even principled in constituting our eyes and ears.

Schramm emphasized an additional reason for trusting the media: the ethos of journalism. Even though media are increasingly concentrated, and although groups do try to exert influence over them, Schramm suggested that journalistic “responsibility” normally suffices to safeguard the public’s interest:

Taught from the beginning to seek out and report fact, the young journalist takes it as an article of faith that he is not to slant news toward private, personal, or group interest. This ethic pervades the news operation.[36]

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