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Yow. Verizon takes a $4.6b writedown on Oath, making it all--Yahoo, Aol, HuffPo--worth only $200m, 30% less than HuffPo alone was worth when Aol bought it. What were they thinking? https://t.co/7axbiW1TBn
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) December 11, 2018
Kathleen Hall Jamieson just gave the most succinct answer ever on TV: How did the Russians elect Trump? Trolls. Hackers (+ media). Comey. Can't wait to read her book. https://t.co/4NysFrdrlg@APPCPenn
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) October 12, 2018
"There are dog whistles and there are blow horns," says @NicolleDWallace regarding Laura Ingraham's latest racist rant--or at Nicolle put it, her latest "shut up and dribble." @SykesCharlie: "This has been a recessive gene on the right for years." Now it's dominant.
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) August 9, 2018
This does not nearly approach the level of reproach that is approriate, not nearly!https://t.co/Ns7AOD6T1e
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) July 16, 2018
Who owns the Trump Baby Blimp? I want to borrow it in my neighborhood (near Bedminster) when the real baby goes to his golf club there. https://t.co/jcEKmI55Yc
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) July 14, 2018
Now if they would just distribute the film to the heartland http://bit.ly/2yXSzzG
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) November 19, 2017
Es reicht nicht mehr, zu sagen, `Wir sind nicht böse´. Heute muss man gut sein.
Medien-Visionär Jeff Jarvis über Google und andere Digitalkonzerne bei der Ifra Expo 2017 in Berlin.
Hillary and the Media: The Watchdog Needs to Chase Its Tail
Hillary and the Media
“Journalism should not just inform public conversation but also convene it” (Jarvis). Getting out the story is not the most important part: journalists need to consider what results they want to create. Personally, I agree with Jarvis’s statement: “journalism should listen to communities in conflict and bring them together in civil dialogue” (Jarvis). When journalists only focus on speed, they lose sight of their purpose. The media’s is supposed to protect the public by acting as a watchdog, but the public will soon need protection from the media if the watchdog doesn’t start watching itself.
Warping the Coverage
Hillary Clinton said the media’s portrayal of her was inaccurate and cost her the election. Whether or not it affected the results, the media coverage of the 2016 election illustrates serious journalism problems. However, these issues aren’t being addressed by those who are supposed to be the ultimate watchdog. It’s unreasonable for the media to expect the public to view it as a dogged source of truth if it can’t even watch itself.
Journalism’s Failures
Blogger Jeff Jarvis quotes Clinton saying “If it’s all my fault, then the media doesn’t need to do any soul searching” (Jarvis). He said Clinton’s loss is a perfect example of “journalism’s failures” (Jarvis). Clinton was portrayed as “unlikeable, cold” and “corrupt,” which Jarvis said is “wildly inaccurate” (Jarvis). Clinton wasn’t the only one slighted by the media’s coverage: her supporters were depicted as reluctant followers who voted for her as a last resort (Jarvis).
Informing the Public
Most importantly, “journalism failed to fulfill its most important, most basic job: informing the electorate” (Jarvis). Rather than focusing on issues, election coverage highlighted scandals, such as Clinton’s emails. Furthermore, the coverage created a “false balance...by making left and right equivalent” (Jarvis). Jarvis said this led to the media doing the “bidding of the right” (Jarvis).
Final Thoughts
“Journalism should not just inform public conversation but also convene it” (Jarvis). Getting out the story is not the most important part: journalists need to consider what results they want to create. Personally, I agree with Jarvis’s statement: “journalism should listen to communities in conflict and bring them together in civil dialogue” (Jarvis). When journalists only focus on speed, they lose sight of their purpose. The media’s is supposed to protect the public by acting as a watchdog, but the public will soon need protection from the media if the watchdog doesn’t start watching itself.
Want to know more? Check out the article that inspired this commentary by Jeff Jarvis: “Hillary Clinton and Journalism’s Failures”
