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I think this widely misses the mark. I think the internet has given voice to people with more varied experiences and identities than were previously allowed in the journalism industry. I don’t think a sense of “good” or “bad” have anything to do with it.
So a lot of previously held cultural practices and assumptions are in upheaval at the moment, and this has always happened as communications systems have expanded. The internet and social media have turbocharged that cultural change.
I think this is more the case of people, in this case reporters, being more on top of the ongoing change, vs people with power who never had to worry about being challenged before.
(The great reporters are always the ones who weren’t afraid to challenge authority, rather the ones who went along to get along)
Also let’s not forget that many of those most concerned with this are top reporters who literally sold out anyone for a story on their way up but have changed their tune once they made it to the top.
