The ridiculous event of the White House Correspondents dinner was a pointed and obvious symbol that the Fourth Estate is lost. Celebrities and Government officials and the people who are supposed to be the watchdogs of society all joking and parading before the cameras like an episode of American Idol. The News organizations have abandoned their Fourth Estate obligations in favor of profits. The profits are derived from the transition from a journalistic organization to an entertainment delivery channel. It doesn't matter what was presented, as long as it garnered ratings. So, we have reporters sharing the limelight with the people the should be investigating. Jon Stewart's Daily Show skewers the politicians and news organizations alike, and we all have a good laugh. We should be running screaming into the streets when the truth about politicians is revealed. It's not the politicians or the new organization's fault, they are merely grabbing all the money they can with the two good hands god gave them. The Fourth Estate has been retired by masses. It is the salivating masses that has chosen entertainment over journalism. It has changed and weakened our democracy irreparably.
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