Can Media Regain Public Trust?

So can media really regain public trust? Michael Schudson argues yes because it is "essential for democracy, the behavior of journalists makes them unpopular" (150). Although that he says that journalists are obsessed with facts and certain events, journalists can exaggerate or even make up rumors that are not indeed true. This is why I agree with John Hockenberry because he questions the the credibility of journalists in the corporate environment. The pressure of corporate owners makes it difficult to broadcast a complete and worthy story. For example, in the Michael Jackson case there were many things that were speculated that were not true about what happened. This can cause the public to distrust the media because they are not telling the facts, but rather what they feel is true. In conclusion, a quotation from John Hockenberry sums up the arguement in that "Technology, as it has done through the ages, is freeing communication, and this is good news for the news. A little empathy couldn't hurt" (171). What he is trying to say is that technology is making the news better but people should not take advantage of this.