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The idea of journalism is good in principle, but it rarely works in our modern highly centralised and easily controlled society.

Journalists are not independent enough to create a market of actors with different ideas and point of views. If they are, they're probably internet blogs or youtubers and are labeled conspiracy theorists by mainstream journalists.

In the mainstream media you have a few narratives (typically one per party but there may be variations) who are sponsored by either the government or massive businesses.

There are certainly noteworthy exceptions (think about Greenwald - Snowden) but those are few and far.