Most journalists do everything but cover significant news.

Robert Picard is known for his academic writings on the media.

I am sure that his remarks about journalism will not go unnoticed.

If you look at newsrooms you can see the problem. Most journalists in newspapers do everything BUT covering significant news. They spend their time doing celebrity, food, automobile, and entertainment stories. Look around any newsroom, or just the lists of assignments or beats, and you soon come to realize that 20 percent or fewer of the journalists in newsrooms actually produce the kind of news that most people are concerned about losing.

However it isn't the fault of the journalist,blame instead the editors

Journalists are a crucial resource and how they are utilized has a significant influence on quality.

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