Journalists needed

"Journalism is the work and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word applies to the occupation (professional or not), the methods of gathering information, and the organising literary styles."

Have you seen the television drama 'The Newsroom'?  It only lasted three seasons (and by the end was a bit disappointing) but it started out well and was refreshing in the way it showed how news reporting no longer gives people actual information with which they can have informed opinions and decisions. 

The reality of current news reporting is so similar as to be embarrassing.

Throughout the Brexit campaigning there was a very great deal of nonsense bandied about and there was a very, very disappointing lack of actual facts and information available to Joe Public.  The Guardian published an article on Saturday 25th June which illustrates the ignorance created by a lack of actual journalism. 

Sure we have lots of newspapers, magazines, radio and television news and talk shows but the most widely available of these  have very sadly become much like their US counterparts where they parrot what the politicians say instead of actually reporting the real information.  Mr Orwell was right.

Now that the votes have been counted we are seeing reports and articles informing us of everything we gain from being part of the EU and what we are losing.  I have even seen an article debunking the most ridiculous claims of the Leave campaign.

Where was this information before the vote?  The information was published but if it is not easy for Joe Public to understand it may as well be non-existent.

Now that its too late we have journalists creating easier-to-understand pieces and many people are realising that they did not understand what they were voting for.

The Aftermath

Things are certainly changing and we can only guess at what the future holds but we are still moving forward; we still have to pay our rent/mortgage and the utility companies are still going to send bills for us to pay.

What a depressing thought, right?  Everyone who voted for Brexit thought that it would make things better and in the long term it may very well do that but things are very unstable right now.  

We're ordinary folk, you and I, so how will Brexit change our lives?

Our medical staff will no longer have the protection of working hours limits and will likely be pushed into working too many hours to be safe.

Our disabled/vulnerable neighbours will no longer have the European Court of Human Rights to stand up for them. [We have seen the UK courts ignore human rights which is why cases went to the European court.]

Our European neighbours  may lose the right to live in the UK in the homes they have created within the communities their children have established friendships and go to school.

Our young people who were excited about the opportunities within the EU need to reconsider their options.

British expats who live within the EU may lose the rights they have and be forced to move back to the UK.

And our children will inherit the long term effects.

There are so many questions still to be answered: 

- what will Scotland do? 

- and Northern Ireland? 

- when will we officially cease to be part of the EU? 

- what effect will this have on travel and trade between us and the EU? 

- what kind of country have we become that so many people are afraid of/hate immigrants?

  

- why does no one talk about the number of Brits who emigrate?  

- or the value of all the immigrants in the UK and how much they contribute to the economy?

Question, questions.....now we need answers.....