The Rise and Fall of American News Media

We are going to discuss the entire history of American journalism. I dive into the origins of journalism in the U.S., discuss the beginnings of the media establishment, and explore how digital media rapidly changed the entire industry.
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[@SamBrickell]

This is impressive, I now respect journalism even less than I did.

[@ravenaz928]

Haha

[@josh18230]

Lmao

[@lldjslim]

It's when they got bought out by billion dollar corporations and then became part of the democrat established machine, and Donald Trump became president thats when they became fake news and went currupt

[@SJCOFFIClAL]

Very nice

[@blitzzcombat1179]

My rhyme: In my mind I think why all this terror and fear I sit in my seat to scared to speak my thoughts controlled with fear So I think and I think and think some more and draw on conclusion just one no more; Why are we being taught all this extremism and damaging ideologies from the left And this is why I wrote these lines: everything we are built upon has been lies this is why I just want to sit down and jest As there are to many damaging thoughts trying to infiltrate my young head. I sit in my seat and silence my growing thinking mind (with fear and dread)

[@mrcom4359]

The Hunter Biden thing, where every major news organization refused to cover this story with major implications, even middle of the row places like Forbes, when stories about Trump children were front page regardless of their veracity, was really eye opening to me. The absolute solidarity among all of these news groups really blew my optimistic, trusting, "it can't really be that bad," mentality out of it's orbit.

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

Cool...👈🤔...Stay pessimistic.. You'll never be disappointed.. I'm optimistic about being a pessimist...👈🤔 and I'm serious in saying that... Doubt EVERYTHING..👈🤔

[@tannerrich2388]

@@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592 wut?

[@ketanjibrownsfavemolester7592]

@@tannerrich2388 "Wut", specifically 👈🤔 needs "splaining" ???...

[@Paul-if1dr]

There is no Hunter Biden thing.

[@mperhaps]

Doesn't really work does it. Having Ben Shapiro preach the truth about news media. Wasn't it Ben who sided with Laura Ingraham Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson as the keepers of the truth and the "stolen Trump election"? Now that it has been entered in as evidence in the Dominion lawsuit that all 3 of them admitted they new the stolen election story was a lie but they CHOSE to peddle it like the truth because ratings went through the roof when they did. Now that Ben's heroes from Fox News have been found criminally guilty of misleading their gullible audience for cash and the court have ordered Fox news to pay almost 2 billion to Dominion I think this would be a perfect time for Ben to enjoy a hot cup of shut the fuck up.

[@JohnNeri]

I feel like this is in Ben's wheelhouse. As much as the daily updates are necessary, these breakdowns are meaningful.

[@slevinchannel7589]

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[@nickysantoro9194]

No his wheelhouse is telling you your stupid unless you take experimental shots in your newborn, then he acts like he never said it. That's his wheel house.

[@marksterner7532]

Here's a perfect example why history is so important for each of us to not only be "forced to learn" in middle and high school, but what we should eagerly want to become very well versed in and knowledgeable about! Ben is absolutely superb here!

[@robertmorton7393]

... it's the victors (or powerful) who write the history. (Narrative). Fortunately it's difficult to keep secrets with the thousands of internet " talking heads'!

[@CranyumHipHop]

This is a masterclass in 26 minutes. Worth more than a bachelors degree from our horrible universities now. Well done Ben!

[@wesquivel18]

Yeah put it in your resume clown.

[@RLDRemembrance]

100%. I relate to the era prior to Progressivism a lot in my natural works...

[@ravenaz928]

Fr tho

[@cormacthem8406]

Lol 😂 words of a lazy student. Go read a book. 👍

[@jiminverness]

Yes indeed. Magnificent piece, Ben!

[@Markimark151]

I love how Ben explains more about our corrupted media than any documentary on PBS! This is stuff that would never even get shown on public television, because it would show how hypocritical their journalists are!

[@ham9187]

PBS hahahaha

[@Markimark151]

@@ham9187 PBS sucks now! Their documentaries in the past decade are so misleading now! They’re too biased and they even made a documentary sympathizing registered sex offenders!

[@Dave-ty2qp]

PBS, Pure Bull Shxx.

[@Markimark151]

@@Dave-ty2qp they’re mostly network propaganda!

[@Dave-ty2qp]

@@Markimark151 Agree

[@tdogg8291]

He teaches more in 25mins on this topic, than a regular teacher would have in a week 🤣

[@ManticMako]

It's because he talks fast lol

[@lisaholl6825]

I'm a teacher and I agree. Lolol

[@cbbees1468]

@@lisaholl6825 It probably helps that class clowns don't disrupt every 5 minutes lol.

[@FleagleSangria]

I always have to put Ben on a slower speed. Makes him sound normal lol

[@lldjslim]

If these fake news mainstream media kool-aid outlets didn't exist, the world would be a much better place

[@yonis8325]

I wish they taught US history like this in high school instead of focusing on intersectional divisions, scandals, wars, and the labor movement. Ultimately, we need to understand what we are as a product of of our journey here.

[@NATIVEMANHATTANITE]

Good consolidation of American journalism history by Professor 2x. It really debunks the myth of "we used to have objective reporting"

[@EvoraGT430]

No mention of Fox News' lies about the election though......

[@NATIVEMANHATTANITE]

@@EvoraGT430 does he mention most news media carrying water for pharma either?

[@victorcates9330]

I'm not sure you can gloss over google sucking all the money out of journalism. And it's realistic that social media created pressures on journalists to speed up their process and live in a filter bubble. So while you can argue over gatekeeping and the false notion of objectivity, a decent amount of news being messed up is basic ineptitude and sometimes cutting down the editorial process. With the Covington kids, all you needed as an editor to pause and say "assuming everything is factually accurate, I'm still confused. How is this news?"

[@NATIVEMANHATTANITE]

@@victorcates9330 good point.

[@CoreyLennox]

As someone really new to politics, this topic has been perplexing to me. The media’s awfulness is literally what redpilled me in the first place, but I never knew how we got here. Thanks for the explanation!

[@karlirosek]

i have to admit, i struggled with finding history class interesting. but this video, Ben?! i loved every second. i learned so much.

[@Ubermensch201]

You should read his book "Primetime Propaganda" , it's really good

[@kdbublitz88]

This is amazing. There is still so much of history that I am ignorant about, and Ben just throws it all out there in 26mins.

[@nickysantoro9194]

Hells yeh dude get booster 4 sure brah! Pfizer 6 times a year your in the clear! Heck yeh bro! Especially little babies bro!

[@johnteets2921]

@@nickysantoro9194 I dunno where this guy is coming from, I really don't care.

[@michelc7680]

Keep going! Keep putting content out there like this that clearly shows the paths that led us to where we are. People are waking up all the time thanks to content like this. The more the truth gets out there, the better for our society!

[@SuperEdge67]

Clearly FOX news is the most corrupt media outlet. It’s hosts lie on air to keep viewers watching, even Murdoch today admitted he wanted the stolen election lie pushed to maintain his customer base. The US media is a disgrace, on both sides.

[@cormacthem8406]

What shape is your head?

[@lldjslim]

It's when they got bought out by billion dollar corporations and then became part of the democrat established machine, and Donald Trump became president thats when they became fake news and went currupt

[@the_fc4life]

You should make a playlist on your channel of your history/explanation segments!

[@efslab]

Ben back at it again with another banger!

[@efslab]

I replied to my own comment.

[@Aero3435]

@@efslab Nice

[@BannedSports]

@@efslab Easy way to get your comment close to the top😂

[@davidhowell1415]

Isn’t Ben part of the media?

[@rellik8746]

Ben "I think the vaccines are a modern miracle" Shapiro is also corrupt!!

[@crcampbell2210]

Ben you should do a lot more of these. You are a natural history teacher! Love it

[@pgplumsparkle]

I feel like I'm gonna throw up. No wonder legacy media is making me sick! Thanks for educating me, Ben. Now let me go back to sleep!

[@LyndseyMacPherson]

This could seriously be part of US public school curriculum. So well done! Reinforces how Ben's abilities lay far deeper than mere comedy and conservative commentary. Bravo!

[@nickysantoro9194]

Hell yeh dude! Get boosted bro! Every 2 months u need another "shapiro". And if your just born u need that vax to the max. Right ben? Like a boss!

[@ImperfectJewels]

This is fantastic, thank you! Please make some more like this, Ben!! Am having my kids (11 and 9) watch this tomorrow, great for adults and kids that are into politics to understand. Thanks again!

[@HalStaniloff]

I hated Social Studies in High School... flunked 10th grade 3 times and 11th grade twice. Almost didn't graduate. Of course, I have an advanced degree in mathematics and computer science. So I believe in education and truth of knowledge. This was the best overview of media during the early republic I have ever heard. I'm a huge fan Ben! If you started the "Ben Shapiro University" and brought classes like this online, I'd sign up in a heartbeat. Thank you for all you do!

[@nickysantoro9194]

Hell yeh bro he should give out booster shots too. Unless people are too stupid to get Pfizered right ben!? Definately hit little babies with the MRNA for sure bro. Ben is so cool! Get boosted like a boss!

[@aaronwilson8403]

I'm just curious what year did you graduate? Because the times you said you failed most were pushed through in the early 80's. And it's definitely doesn't happen now. What you stated is what should happen still.

[@robertlewis1965]

You gotta be 60 or so to remember/use the word FLUNKED , flunk went out of style by the early 80s .

[@danals699]

Great job DW and Ben! Fascinating and well laid out.

[@stefanstankovic1296]

As someone from the U.K. this was very educational, thank you!

[@thumpkin7739]

This is more succinct and informative than most college lectures.

[@bsowers22]

Thank You Ben. It never ceases to amaze me at how many people I see from the right say “The modern media is trash! We need another Cronkite!” and they’ll argue with me when I point out he was the lefty who basically flipped American opinion on the Vietnam War and my fellow right wingers will fight me on it! “He’s allowed to have his opinion!” I hope more people see this and get the point that our media has been diseased for a long time and the “trusted voices” we grew up with shouldn’t be trusted at all.

[@johnmoore6440]

Couldn’t have been said better. Great work Ben!

[@n.b.barnett5444]

At 71, I was trained as a journalist right before Watergate. Watergate changed everything ... for the worst. I was taught to be objective as a journalist in the spirit of Edward R. Morrow, Walter Cronkite and others who left their biases at home when they went to work. It was Woodward & Bernstein who showed how journalists could bring down a President. That changed J-Schools and journalists from the mid-1970s to the present day. My lead J-school prof, a 20-year editor for a Kansas City daily, would have had the hide of any student who tried to pull a Woodstock stunt. Ben, a great study of journalism in America. Ned in Nevada

[@steveguti6452]

Urgent Emergency Please join me in prayer for all those affected children families animals Oklahoma tornadoes They Desperately need Your prayers please pray for them God bless you all

[@evanwilliams8908]

You don’t think god knows what’s going on when he was the one that did this? Derrrrrr

[@jamesrizza2640]

This was a very eye-opening take on journalism. I didn't know the history of journalism and it is fascinating. What I have taken away from all this, is that it's ok to be biased as long as your honest about it. I used to have a lot of respect for Peter Jennings and still like him, but I became wary of media while I was in the Marines. I kept hearing things that just weren't true and didn't understand how they (the Media) could get things so wrong. Now I know, bias.

[@CMCAdvanced]

This is a great episode of "why Ben Shapiro deserves your money"

[@DMDvideo10]

You don't have to give anything. Even The Daily Wire has changed over the past few years. Some of their news is good but, I'm not buying everything they say...

[@therecanbeonly1497]

​@@DMDvideo10 I'm a subscriber but I'm less convinced it's money well spent than I was 2 years ago.

[@DMDvideo10]

@@therecanbeonly1497 As suspected...

[@lazonya604]

@@DMDvideo10 at least it feels good contributing to a cause that’s fighting for us that don’t have a voice

[@DMDvideo10]

@@lazonya604 As long as they are fighting for us. I worry sometimes that ratings and internal politics is more important.

[@jasonmc7967]

Thank you, Mr. SHAPIRO, for seemingly, effortlessly, QUICKLY (as usual) describing 250 years of American journalism history in less than 1 minute a decade (not including sponsors). I would look forward to the same amount of time devoted specifically to the era of cable news in the 80's to modern news "feeds" we are subjected to. Thanks to Daily Wire and their staff and producers.

[@theyakamoz1]

Yes! Another whiteboard video. You need to do more of these.

[@Ubermensch201]

I've read and own his book "Primetime Propaganda", I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoyed this video, Ben has a very engaging way of breaking these kinds of things down

[@nickysantoro9194]

Hell yeah. And get boosted too and give the MRNA untested hit to the little babies too. Ben is so smart everybody else is stupid. That's why he knows to get vaxxed and boosted like a fcking boss!

[@jong3404]

love these long forum videos Ben does! More of these please

[@bobjones8864]

Wonderful explanation of the history of journalism and where we are now.

[@darkStep_7]

I love these mini-documentaries.

[@ladycc3573]

They no longer teach any of this in public school, thank you Ben for putting this together in such a compact and complete way.

[@jacobembry6709]

Ben best history teacher.

[@nickysantoro9194]

Heck yeh he is. And telling people to give there kids dangerous shots if they arnt stupid hes the best at that too.

[@ericanderson7346]

How far we’ve fallen when this guy is considered a great history teacher. Maybe try learning from someone who has actually been to other countries as an investigative journalist and isn’t a partisan hack.

[@Nill757]

@@nickysantoro9194 Wrong

[@Nill757]

@@ericanderson7346 “not a partisan hack” Bizarre. That summary of American journalism names a couple dozen people along the way upon which can judge, and you … give zero in response. The history Shapiro gives on the rise of a priest class of so called objectiveness hiding behind professionalism is visibly accurate. It led to this notion where one can ignore anything beyond superficial facts, or none at all, and then strike a pose as righteous. It’s a pure religious play out of the inquisition, loaded w self righteous arrogance from the very worst of us, and here you come for a demonstration.

[@Nill757]

“best” No, but he’s better than most public figures.

[@the_simone]

We need more videos of Ben explaining all sorts of things

[@username-password]

One of my favorite types of Ben Shapiro videos, love these

[@scottymackay1801]

Love these sorts of videos. Very educational in a short space of time.

[@focalgain]

Keep up the great energy and dedication to sharing the truth so that we all have a chance to think clearly in between the noise of information and agendas being pushed on us through media. Thank you Ben please keep up your dedicated work

[@elderbowman7022]

Awesome work Ben!!! Thank you for this. Very informative.

[@BradleyGauthier]

This was great! You should do more of these!

[@overtexpression2299]

While obviously aspirational, the ideal of "objective journalism" is not something to be abandoned lightly.

[@danieleastland567]

Love this. I enjoy learning about the history of what you do. I think more educational videos like this should be coming forth. I don't always understand the news so it would be nice to be educated on it.

[@toptenguy1]

It boggles my mind how much unconditional trust people have in media figures. I think the movie Anchorman referred to that, something like "People treat you like family, because they welcome you into their homes every evening".

[@THEScottCampbell]

An absolutely PERFECT history of American news media.

[@WazzuCorner2123]

Ben, you are incredibly thorough and detail oriented with your takes. You never cease to amaze me with your stories. Keep it up. Gods speed.

[@cate384]

Please do more of these videos. I could watch them for hours. Or just make each one into a docuseries on the Daily Wire! This is so educational.

[@angelvelik]

Amazingly informative, thank you team DW!!

[@r2-3po24]

This might be the most edifying, and interesting 26 minutes on KZbin.

[@johngagliano7578]

Ben is an exceptional educator. Good job DW.

[@joshuastoner1]

Great content Daily Wire Team. Thank you for the history lesson

[@nickysantoro9194]

Heres another one. Ben told ya to shoot up ur little newborn with an studied drug. Get vaxxed to the max with ben and the daily wire! Hells yeh bro. Every 60days get a flipin hit or else ben says your dumb.

[@kurtborowsky1665]

This was absolutely fantastic. Thank you Ben for highlighting and educating an old guy about the true origins and history of “journalism “. Keep the truth waters flowing! 👍💪

[@drTERRRORRR]

I think we need more of these lectures. The further from current unis, the better.

[@chiefindisguise]

Ben should do more of this type of videos, and they should be in a DailyWire Playlist (videos which explain to you how something works, or it’s history)

[@williamstone502]

That was a great segment. Thank you!

[@keeganmory9097]

Protect this man at all costs, he not only reveals the truth but he backs it up with evidence and facts !! Great Video Ben !

[@lookingforwhiteprivilege9330]

This is Ben at his best and you can tell he’s excited to talk about this

[@veronicaevans7723]

Loved this! Shapiro on History needs to be a series

[@bradynationhayes8562]

Very thankful to have such a smart guy on our side. Great video

[@johnspivey8960]

I am of the opinion that this kind of information is more of what the people need. A better understanding of how these things work vs. how the make you feel. Would love to see more of this type of thing come from the Daily Wire.

[@tysonblankemeyer5500]

I got two more Bookmarks for my News folder. Thank Ben. I wish you would show me who YOU have in your News folder. So glad you exist.

[@cincyorangeman1672]

This is fantastic. I love how it looks into the history of journalism and gives notable examples. I would love to see a breakdown like this for the evolution of the parties.

[@ernestojohn3225]

Very informative. Thanks Ben for given us a brief history of journalism.

[@skeetrix5577]

I live in St Louis and never heard of Lovejoy. I thank you so much for mentioning his untimely demise as now I have another historical person to learn about from my own hometown! you never cease to amaze Ben keep up the good work sir!

[@NexusBreeze99]

Ben, you’re at your very best with these videos. Awesome work and more please! 👏🏻

[@Patsfan1987]

Absolutely love the format of this! I could watch Ben break down just about anything and would be entertained completely!

[@TradMom]

I would love to see an American History Program hosted by Ben for kids on the Daily Wire. That would be amazing.

[@Bmflinchum]

Its always good to look back at the actual history of things.

[@morganwoolsey1087]

Thank you so much Ben. More of this please. 🙌

[@glasshalffull2930]

My college roommate was a journalism major back in the early 80s. He related the story to me that on the first day of his journalism class, the professor asked the class why they wanted to be a journalist and about 90% said something to the effect, “Because I want to change America.”

[@rgramling]

excellent! you could make a documentary series on this and I would watch every second.

[@stevenspencer2832]

Thank you Ben. I had the facts but you provided them context in this video. I appreciate what you do!

[@microsoftpain]

These little history lessons from Ben are probably some of the best videos from the DW. He makes it very entertaining.

[@blakehansen5434]

Ben and Michael are extremely educated and especially eloquent.

[@Silver_Coin_Outdoors]

I really enjoyed this informational video. Thank you for the history lesson.

[@douglastallman9742]

That is the most concise explanation of historical journalism I have seen. Well done

[@Improve-Simply]

Great work Ben, Very eye opening and informative. Glad that we’re got you and daily wire.

[@luciusdali4762]

This is fantastic content. Very interesting. More like this please.

[@GSauce20]

You taught me 100x better (and more entertaining) the history of journalism than my journalism professor.

[@Erick360.]

I love when Ben does this. He is very well prepared to be a professor. He is eloquent, witty, and as we all know he speaks as fast as a machine gun shoots. Very educational!

[@elonmuskcle]

I love these breakdown videos! 👌

[@lizard928]

This was very educational and I enjoyed Ben's take on American journalism answers some of my own questions I have had with all the corrupt journalism of today.

[@TJBombardiere]

Good video as always, very informative. Always loved this style where you teach interesting topics in a clear and concise way.

[@dand9244]

more history lessons ben, good work, though around 15:00 there is a section repeated in editing i think

[@dragonbrix]

I noticed the same thing 😂

[@L33Reacts]

Everything is corrupt. That’s the big joke of our society.

[@Otaku155]

Journalism is a fantastic example of how, throughout history, the more things change, the more they stay the same...

[@charlescousins1578]

Absolutely brilliant, Ben. Thank you.

[@bonnieharcey2545]

Absolutely GREAT! I really think this video should be presented to students, by teachers who help them disect, discuss, and understand what they aren't able to discern immediately. Then teachers should assign individual projects based on this information instead of using valuable time studying racism and/or equity.

[@riversong6216]

I hated history throughout school, but I wish I had paid attention more. I'm glad we have ppl at the Daily Wire who aren't afraid to tell the truth!!!! That's why I am a proud owner of a "Leftist Tears" mug!

[@johnenigma8506]

So in short, the media was never fully clean and what we are experiencing now is essentially a xerox of a xerox of xerox.

[@astang1072]

This is great stuff. I frankly wont live long enough to study history enough to grasp the big picture like this, Ben condensing it makes it very accessible and interesting

[@nicholasotto2882]

What a masterpiece. Now THIS is journalism.

[@josiahgibbs5697]

"Heard about this stuff back in middle school". Ben really doesn't appreciate the state of education in the US. I am teaching an online college course to high school students and they hadn't heard of prohibition.

[@favor4afavor823]

The left has hijacked education and the predictable result has occurred.

[@nathannation]

This is really great Ben and Team. Great work!

[@DrDaveSalisburyPhDMBA]

Really well put together. Thank You!

[@Zenkai76]

This was very fascinating and very informative. I used to think objective journalism was something that was in high standard in honorable in the old days when it comes to find out it's all been biased trash. I think there should be a balance and have people who are bias to present their case but they shouldn't pretend to be objective.

[@jeffreyotterman7850]

Excellent concise history of this profession, which, in so many cases, has lost its way

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

I had some journalism classes in high school and college and to their credit, they did talk about bias in the media. One professor said that every newspaper, no matter what, is biased. Even if they try not to be, the bias can be in the stories they select and what gets picked for the front page. Of course, I grew up in the 70's, so sanity was much more common then.