‘’Gatekeepers’’ is just a polite word for ‘’Propagandists’’.
I like the term "paleolithic media," but that's just me.
Ping.......(Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)
These students who wanted to change the world were, for the most part, anti-Vietnam babyboomers who had all seen Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman—armed only with typewriters and telephones—take down the whole Nixon Administration.
Prior to Watergate, print newsrooms included much more diverse groups of people who didn’t all think alike and run in a herd.
Since Watergate, the industry has attracted a lot of neurotic people seeking power, perhaps to compensate for perceived or real inadequacies. This has resulted in a collective news product that conveys a neurotic view of the world.
His should be displayed on a pike for all to see and remember as an emeny of America.
He has prolonged the war in Iraq and the war on terror more than any other single person. His news is propagated throughout the country.
Anyone With A Modem Can Report On The World
...[Hillary Clinton] said, "We're all going to have to rethink how we deal with the Internet. As exciting as these new developments are, there are a number of serious issues without any kind of editing function or gatekeeping function."
Independence From the Press Rocks the Gatekeeper's World
... the idea of the press as the great adjudicator has also been knocked down. ...
To say, “I don’t think newspapers can be the gatekeepers anymore,” as James O’Shea did, is to recognize an historic shift in the politics of information. It’s the sort of thing that can leave you stunned, angry, confused and depressed, if you have always thought of yourself as keeper of the gate. ...
Newspaper sale$ decline should be blamed on the Journos
...People who work at journalism full time ought to be able to do a better job of it than people for whom it is a hobby. But that's not going to happen as long as we "professional" journalists ignore stories we don't like and try to hide our mistakes. We think of ourselves as "gatekeepers." But there is not much future in being a gatekeeper when the walls are down.