Judge Harvie Wilkinson on the Demise of American Journalism

Judge Harvie Wilkinson on the Demise of American Journalism.

"A Baltimore cop sends a ‘memorandum’ to the Baltimore Sun that’s critical of the Baltimore Police Department’s handling of a highly publicized murder and ensuing standoff. After the Sun publishes an article based in part on the officer’s memorandum, the cop who sent the memoradum is demoted and later forced to retire. The cop sues the department, alleging a violation of his First Amendment and due process rights. Ultimately, a highly regarded federal appellate judge who also happened to a newspaperman in an earlier life, devotes a lengthy section of an opinion in the case to the demise of American journalism. David Simon, wanna take a crack at this?"

It's worth a read, as it's a nice (short) summary of the current transition state journalism is in.