(04-20-2022, 04:20 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote:

(04-20-2022, 02:53 PM)mikesez Wrote: I'm on board with requiring news to be not for profit, but I will note the impact of that is probably small.  Look at hospitals, there is not much difference in financial behavior between the supposedly not for profit ones when compared to the for profit ones.  Conglomerates accumulate debt to conglomerate further, etc.

The rest of what you wrote seems dubious to me.  I don't think there should be any kind of license to be a journalist or pundit, and if there's no license, there's nothing to revoke.

Fixing the way we vote, to me that's the main thing.  We really need to get into the weeds on that.

Our legislature is even showing severe signs of decay recently.  Just writing blank checks for the governor and following him like hired lackeys as he chases more and more fox news headlines.  It's not supposed to work like that!

How can we get better legislators?

I'd require them to be licensed, just as other professions that can do considerable damage due to incompetency, deceit or fraud can.  Lawyers, medical providers, electricians, plumbers, teachers, mechanics, etc.  It makes no sense for someone to major in journalism cause they couldn't cut it in other programs (and I personally know 6 local journalists who fit this description) and then them having the ability to spread misinformation/lies without the possibility of any recourse against them.  Other professions have the ability to restrict/remove the ability of members to practice thier profession if done in an irresponsible manner.  It would weed out the outright liars, which would be most of the staff at CNN, NYT, WaPo and some at Fox.