STATE OF THE MEDIA – QUOTE OF THE DAY – AT 10:44 A.M. ET:   It's in a terrible state, period.  The condition, which is almost medical, is well described by Jeffrey McCall at The Hill:

Constitutional framer James Madison helped create the free press in America. He once sang its praises, writing, “To the press alone, checkered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.” The press in that era certainly meant something different from what is seen in America’s news industry today, but it’s a safe bet Madison would be appalled by contemporary press performance.

The free press was established to serve as surrogate for the citizenry and to watchdog the government on behalf of the American people. Today, the nation has little confidence in the Fourth Estate to effectively serve its constitutional role. National polls indicate less than a third of respondents trust the media. The decline has been steep and steady for almost two decades.

Approximately 80 percent of Americans believe coverage of the 2016 election was biased. That figure necessarily includes many Clinton supporters. A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows broad disapproval of news media performance, with 33 percent reporting dissatisfaction and another 26 percent saying they are angry about how the media does its job.
 
Social observer and media analyst Camille Paglia reflected the nation’s sentiments recently in a radio interview in which she bluntly said, “There is no journalism left.” She went on to say “the news media have turned themselves over to the most childish fraternity, kind of buffoonish behavior,” adding “it is going to take decades to recover from this atrocity.”

COMMENT:  Read the whole thing.  We'll be seeing more and more articles like this, as journalism gets "woke" to its problems and its disgrace. 

We should be thankful for the internet.  Like the horseman riding out of the sunrise, it arrived just in time to counter the collapse of mainstream journalism.

June 27,  2017