ComradeVlast<p>The one downside to browsing archives is the fact that you come across things are somehow still relevant, despite their age. I don't know if the phrase "yellow journalism" can fully capture just how severely outlets like the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrokenTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrokenTimes</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/washingtonpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonpost</span></a> have failed at - and in some cases outright betrayed - their solemn duties as journalists.</p><p>In the modern day, our failed press goes far beyond simple sensationalism and partisanship.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brokenpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brokenpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>