"The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage"
- Carl Bernstein
About this Quote
This quote by Carl Bernstein talks with the existing state of popular culture and journalism. He is revealing his issue that the lowest form of popular culture, which is characterized by a lack of info, misinformation, disinformation, as well as a ridicule for the reality, has taken control of real journalism. This has led to common Americans being fed false information and lies, as opposed to being offered with accurate and trustworthy information. Bernstein is warning that this is a dangerous pattern, as it can cause people being misleaded as well as deceived, and also can have a negative impact on their lives. He is calling for a go back to actual journalism, which is based on truths and truth, as well as which can aid to empower individuals as well as provide the information they require to make informed choices.
This quote is written / told by Carl Bernstein somewhere between February 14, 1944 and today. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA.
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