New armoured vehicles: Costs just keep going up
Or so it would seem. First over $2 billion last November, then $4 billion a week ago, and now $5 billion. One wishes our ace reporters would explain what's going on.
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 3:55 p.m.
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"One wishes our ace reporters would explain what's going on."
That would involve actually working, doing research.
It is much easier to re-print Press Releases from various self interest groups, give their "story" a scary headline with a hint of scandal or incompetence.
That's journalism these days . . . because doing either work or math is difficult.
Speaking as a journalist I'll give you credit for your point, but not your wording. Sadly, quality journalism is not as abundant as it once was. I agree with you completely on that point.
Don't put all the eggs in one basket. There are quality journalists out there, but some/ alot go with the press release flow.
As much as media has a hand in this, so does the government. You can't exactly call the government (both politcians and non-elected positions) transparent.
Journalists are supposed to be the watch-dog of the government. The government is supposed to be open to the people. It would seem that both sides have participants that don't like playing their roles the way they should and have to be played. It also seems like those people are multiplying by the day.
"Journalists are supposed to be the watch-dog of the government."
I'll give ya that one . . .
a great example is happening right now in front of our eyes in the US where the MSM, especially the Washington Press Corps, is just watching, not dogging, Obama, fawning over his every move and M&M, completely mesmerized like the prey in front of the snake.
No argument there. If print journalism has taken a step down in the quality department than TV journalism has fallen over the edge. There are still good programs out there and good segments, but there really is a lack of substance and objectivity.
It is less about the story and more about slapping something together that can go on CTV Newsnet's daily loop. It's amazing how a person can watch a 24-hour news channel for a day and still learn next to nothing.
It's a bit of a catch-22. News companies (print, radio and TV) are for the most part owned by large corporations (CBC is close enough). Those corporations are all about making money and spending little. SO, rather than base profits on their reputation as a news company they base their profit scheme on making cheap, quick, glittery news that people will watch, yet take little from.
Obviously I am generalizing here and there are good news organizations/journalists, but people have to learn to not watch/support those news organizations that feed them nothing. They just don't realize how little they are getting.
The fall of newspapers was bound to happen. The internet has taken over a large portion of what they do. As for TV, it's a money grab.
It's in the hands of the people to support the real news organizations and people out there. Just like any business, if you don't watch/read, they can't exist.
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