‘Checkbook journalism’ destroys public trust - The Iola Register

Iola Register

‘Checkbook journalism’ destroys public trust - The Iola Register

Journalism is not transactional. We do not write stories in return for a “favor,” either monetarily or otherwise. At Thursday’s meeting of Allen County Democrats, the media was universally criticized for devoting undue attention to unsavory political characters. “I wish the media didn’t amplify so many divisive ideologies,” said the Rev. Phyllis Stutzman, the meeting’s guest speaker, who is pastor at Emporia Presbyterian Church. “Unfortunately, …