True!
The soapbox had it’s place hundreds of years ago.
Then, people collected information, condensed into a news article, and printed on newspaper for wide distribution and circulation.
Why do we need these journalist middlemen to interpret what is said?
This explains it well; a reporter REPORTS the news whilst the journalist STARS in the news.
The reporter provides the news, the journalist provides the narrative. Today's media provides an enormous amount of narrative and very little news.