Shallow News

Investigative journalism used to be a staple of media outlets. It has brought about great change in American life and has always been a champion of the people. In the modern media, investigative journalism seems to have little place. It is too busy airing pundits and showing celebrity gossip. Today the media seems more content to just present the facts than to actually attempt to uncover the truth in a story. The most recent example would be the mortgage meltdown and financial crisis. Now, the mortgage market doesn't just collapse in the span of a year or two. The seeds of this crisis were planted as far back as 2000. This occurred when the government began to relax it's regulations on the financial industry and banks began to participate in risky lending practices. None of this was keep secret, and with a little investigation, the media could have uncovered this mess and possibly prevented it from happening. But instead, they proceeded to ignore it, focusing more on soft, inconsequential news stories. And to think maybe even 20 years ago, the media would have seen this coming and warned the public. After all, it was two reporters who uncovered Richard Nixon's criminal activities during the Watergate scandal. But instead, because of the modern media's sense of apathy, millions of Americans have been thrown out onto the street, and there is no possible excuse for this.