How the Professionalism of Journalism Affects Trust: A Discussion With Yuval Levin

Out of the Echo Chamber: Conversations on Trust, Media and Democracy

In this episode, American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin discusses how the professionalization of American journalism has led to a lack of diversity in newsrooms and contributed to a loss of public confidence in the fourth estate. After years of standardization of good practices and commitment to ethics, seen as essential to the quality, credibility and respect of journalism, the news media are experiencing the costs associated with their institutionalization.