@gemlog I cant't but be entirely in agreement with you about how low and far away from the meaning of this word "journalism" has declined those 30 last years.

As for me, I would situate the decline of this, once revered profession, just after 9/11.

Fearless and independent journalist had to watch carefully not only the subjects the chose to treat, but also the opinion or findings they wanted to put in their writings.

Overnight, you had to howl with the chihuahas that Muslims where all terrorists, that US as a nation was in danger and that whatever mean used to eradicate "tezrrorism" was justified (torture, extrajuducial killings...).

Then, journalists could only cover Irak colonization if they were emended and accepted to have the army press validate their articles.

That was it.
Real journalists disapeared (beside from a very few courageous) and parrot pundits took their place.

In Europe, it began around 2010 when far right christian bigots billionaires began buying tvs, newspapers and once respected like 'Le Monde' or "liberation'.

As of today, more than 80% of the press and medias (TV or huge Youtube sites) belong to the far right and before printing anything, you have to submit it to the minions of our billionaires (Bolloré, Saadé, Kretinsky or Arnault).

Journalist auto-censore themselves or, if they have a bit of dignity, resign and try to launch they Youtube site.

That's the only place you can find fearless and free real journalist.
In US : Democracy Now, Zeteo, TYT, and many others.
In France : Nova, LeMedia, Blast, StreetPress...

Recently, the average Frenchman is beginning to realize he has been lied and shaped into a hateful human and is slowly drifting away from the billionaire medias...but so slowly, to slowly.@prolrage