The Fifth Estate?
People like to talk about that gloomy day off in the distant future when newspapers and other forms of traditional media are unable to fulfill their role as the nation’s watchdog. I’ve got news for you… That day has come and gone. It is unfortunate that entertainers now do a better job of asking the tough questions, reporting facts, and speaking truth to power than the press.
Newsy entertainment shows, bloggers, citizen journalists, and public media are forming a de facto Fifth Estate in response to the failures of the Fourth Estate.
In this video, Jon Stewart, an entertainer and comedian, talks to Walter Isaacson, a journalist and media giant, about the future of newspapers.
