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I feel the Fediverse could be an opportunity to promote Journalism properly, what do you do? and how? what makes good journalism? (probably similar to good science). If people know what makes something 'good' or ideally' 'excellent' then they can start to challenge and recognise bad journalism.
Perhaps we need to get back to basics, forget university courses, if you want to be a journalist, you get a job at a low level in a news paper office and shadow people and learn on the job and in the field.
You earn credentials and respect by actually writing good, well referenced articles.
@zleap @dannyjpalmer I agree it would be good to get an insight into what makes good journalism, and how journalists develop.
I'm less convinced that people will feel empowered to challenge any kind of journalism. I think this is partially at the root of much recent stupidity. Journalists (in theory) have this public platform to espouse positions, there is no equivalent for people to pushback with the same public profile. I am not equivalent to the Daily Mail in reach for example.