WE ARE A PRINT MAGAZINE FOUNDED late in the first quarter of the twenty-first century. So, when it comes to discussing the state of the press we need to show some self-awareness. But whatever our own notions of self-worth, what does the fourth estate do for wider society?
Is the media a voice? If so, for whom? Its proprietors? Its journalists? Could it be claimed that the media is a voice for its consumers?
For a long time, the press told itself that journalism had a representative function and that by the act of consuming it, readers, listeners and viewers were mysteriously represented by their champions, the journalists.
It is not difficult to spot the self-serving cant in this pretence. The press, in its long since passed pomp, was bullying,…
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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025