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'''Journalistic malpractice''' is a term used to describe the once objective field of journalism which has now been reduced to ideology and slander. It is attributed to people within the [[mainstream media]] and old-media, but not exclusively. Their failure as a group willfully misleads, manipulates and distorts the public.  

'''Journalistic malpractice''' is a term used to describe the once objective field of journalism which has now been reduced to ideology and slander. It is attributed to people within the [[mainstream media]] and old-media, but not exclusively. Their failure as a group willfully misleads, manipulates and distorts the public.  

Objective journalism was once the cornerstone of [[America]]'s [[democracy]]. When objectivity is replaced with malpractice then the media loses credibility. Without credibility, journalism becomes error-filled, journalistic failure, reckless journalism, Gotcha! tabloid-like reporting, scaremongering or yellow journalism, outright factual inaccuracies, promotion of fact-free journalism or falsehood-spreading.  

Objective journalism was once the cornerstone of [[America]]'s [[democracy]]. When objectivity is replaced with malpractice then the media loses credibility. Without credibility, journalism becomes error-filled, journalistic failure, reckless journalism, Gotcha! tabloid-like reporting, scaremongering or [[yellow journalism]], outright factual inaccuracies, promotion of fact-free journalism or falsehood-spreading.  

One of journalists' corrupt goals is to manipulate or selectively edit statements to hide facts <ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_102108/content/01125112.guest.html  Two Weeks Out, Campaign Goes to Last Place Obama Wants it to Be] Rush Limbaugh, October 21, 2008</ref> or to perpetrate falsehoods <ref>[http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/09/22/bozell-palin-book-burning-myth Bozell on the Palin Book-Burning Myth] NewsBusters.org, September 22, 2008</ref> or hide unflattering stories of like-minded individuals. <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/geoffrey-dickens/2008/10/22/today-pumps-bachmann-million-dollar-mistake-still-ignores-mahoney- 'Today' Pumps Bachmann 'Million Dollar Mistake,' Still Ignores Mahoney Scandal] Newsbusters.org, October 22, 2008</ref> <ref>[http://gawker.com/5028026/how-did-edwards-affair-stay-hidden How Did Edwards Affair Stay Hidden?] Gawker.com, July 22, 2008</ref>  

One of journalists' corrupt goals is to manipulate or selectively edit statements to hide facts <ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_102108/content/01125112.guest.html  Two Weeks Out, Campaign Goes to Last Place Obama Wants it to Be] Rush Limbaugh, October 21, 2008</ref> or to perpetrate falsehoods <ref>[http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/09/22/bozell-palin-book-burning-myth Bozell on the Palin Book-Burning Myth] NewsBusters.org, September 22, 2008</ref> or hide unflattering stories of like-minded individuals. <ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/geoffrey-dickens/2008/10/22/today-pumps-bachmann-million-dollar-mistake-still-ignores-mahoney- 'Today' Pumps Bachmann 'Million Dollar Mistake,' Still Ignores Mahoney Scandal] Newsbusters.org, October 22, 2008</ref> <ref>[http://gawker.com/5028026/how-did-edwards-affair-stay-hidden How Did Edwards Affair Stay Hidden?] Gawker.com, July 22, 2008</ref>