News, lies and videotape: The legitimation crisis in journalism

Recent Canadian journalism scandals aren’t coincidental; they’re the logical outcome of dramatic changes in journalism that have propelled it into a legitimation crisis as it struggles to survive. [[{“fid”:”3916″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“format”:”default”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”427″,”width”:”640″,”style”:”width: 300px; height: 200px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: right;”,”class”:”media-element file-default”}}]]By James R. Compton and Paul Benedetti, for Rabble.ca Brian Williams lied. He told viewers that a…