Media is ignoring CSR efforts

It is about time someone actually addressed this issue.

News

Yeah, I’m with you on that. Honestly, I’ve been saying for ages that there’s a massive lack of professionalism across the board here in the States, but journalism? That’s probably leading the pack in terms of incompetence.

So, why is it like this? One big reason is probably just the fact that everyone calling themselves a "journalist" is basically a generalist with zero specialization. It’s a joke. If you’re actually going to cover a beat, you need to actually *know* something about it, right? I don't think it's enough to just grab a couple of quotes from some Senator or, in this case, an economic analyst and parrot them back to the public. In my book, a real journalist needs actual insight and subject matter expertise to make sense of a story, but that kind of depth is pretty much non-existent in our media landscape.
Even after they finish their degrees, they just stick around in those same lazy roles. And that’s why we get what we get. Just mindless, low-effort news dumped out whenever it's convenient, which everyone else then just copies like a bunch of parrots. To me, that isn't journalism. Or look at the tabloids like the New York Post... just endless scandals and gossip. Is it because nothing actually good ever happens in this country?

In my opinion, there isn't a single reliable data source in the United States today that I would consider truly accurate or realistic.

The last time I picked up a major American newspaper, I was honestly quite taken aback by how they prioritize their headlines. Apparently, some celebrity breakup between a model and an athlete carries ten times more weight than a massive flood affecting a community in a place like St. Louis. It’s the same story on television, too; they’ll run five different segments on "glamour" and lifestyle, yet barely manage two pieces on the economy or the struggles of everyday people. I used to find shows like *60 Minutes* or *Nightline* quite engaging, but lately, it feels like they miss the mark on substantive topics more and more often.

A friend of mine mentioned he's actually surprised that news outlets haven't even bothered to visit his workplace. He works in a county where the unemployment rate is hovering around 30%, yet his company managed to grow to about 50 employees within just two years, with nearly all of their business going toward exports. It is somewhat disheartening that N. C. seems to find those kinds of success stories far less interesting than trivial gossip.

News outlets and media companies just chase whatever stories pull in the most profit.

Well, this is what happens when you aren't reading the actual news. The New York Times actually ran a feature on this, including an interview with Professor Beethoven (long before the media decided to stop paying attention to the subject)