Indispensable Old Media

Communications technology has made information exchange more widespread than ever before. Consumers are able to choose between endless sources, rendering the passive absorption of filtered knowledge obsolete. The rise of new media, however, has not diminished the importance of investigative reporters researching stories for more traditional media. Journalists still make criminals and corrupt politicians nervous, as evidenced by the assassinations of reporters that take place around the world, according to the World Association of Newspapers. The rigorous fact-checking and documentary evidence obtained by investigative journalists are the means through which misdeeds are exposed. Reporters provide information indispensable for upholding justice and peaceful functioning of societies, and their treatment is indicative of the level of freedom operating in a given area of the world. – YaleGlobal