Interesting and thought-provoking.
I wonder how the author(s) of this would define "justice".
I'm not really sure what's worse; a media that doesn't care about good and justice, or a zealous media with a misplaced sense of justice. Personally inane trash seems marginally better than propaganda.
Further ideas on a 'better' media outlet could be appropriating constructive journalism as a framework when finding and writing stories. Instead of trying to find giant conflicts in situations, pinpointing easy 'solutions' to big conflicts or no solutions at all. Constructive journalism aims to avoid a negativity bias and showing a more comprehensive portrayal of any issue by seeking out core causes of problems (i.e. not simply saying 'IMMIGRATION CAUSED THIS vote for us'), reporting on emerging ideas and developments, expressing that [U]change is possible[/U] with highlighting roles of each members of the society who can foster that change ([url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_journalism]wikipedia[/url]).
It's basically just understanding that the world is indeed not black and white with horrible conflicts happening all around, remembering there is tons and tons of positive stuff happening all the time. Constructive news gives us a bigger and more comprehensive picture of the world, trying to showcase both the positive and the negative.
But yet we are usually, sometimes fed one type of journalism with no comprehensive backstory, a focus on negative effects, etc.
Scandinavia has more or less embraced constructive journalism in bigger news outlets since 2007, slow traction but more and more outlets are understanding this, I just find it quite logical really.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK8md-7LJQQ[/media]
here's your typical pretentious TEDtalk but gives an overall idea of it
[editline]18th October 2015[/editline]
and here's not your typical pretentious tedtalk with the very pedagogic Hans Rosling showcasing positive data from the world, which is a [B]majority[/B]. Yet, again, we are usually drowning in negative news which is skewing our view and sense of the world, we doubt ourselves and other around us, making us perhaps scared. And scared people are dangerous.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5xF-UYgdg[/media]
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