Four years ago, CJR published a print magazine titled “How They See Us,” about the gap between how journalists are perceived by the world and how they see themselves.We published that issue in the depths of a Trump administration that made vilification of the press a central plank of governing. One result was record-low trust in the media; another was a crisis of confidence among some reporters. If the number of Americans inclined to believe Trump, and disbelieve the press, stayed the same—despite all the reporting about his malfeasance—did journalism matter? And if significant numbers of people are never going to believe us anyway, why not move on, and focus on an audience that is more in line with what we have to say? I wrote at the time:
Origen: Before I go: Why journalism matters – Columbia Journalism Review
