An open thank you letter to journalists
Readly’s Helen Brown encourages media consumers to give credit where it is due: to the journalists who sometimes put their lives on the line to help keep us all connected.
As the problem of fake news increases, while criticism of trusted media proliferates, little thanks are given to journalists. Since the start of the COVID pandemic and through the unrelenting news cycle that’s followed, we need journalists now more than ever to keep the world connected and societies accountable.
They’re the people who relentlessly disseminate the facts from fiction and connect us to what’s happening in the world – despite the many stones thrown at them.
News outlets not only inform, they can also entertain and provide escapism. Magazines seek to inspire and satisfy our curiosity for the interests and hobbies we love. We immerse ourselves in content on a daily basis, giving barely any thought to the people who create it.
