The trust in the news media has dwindled over the past few years, and it has MSNBC’s Katy Tur if she’s doing “more harm than good” as a journalist.
The Hill’s Niall Stanage asked Tur in an interview promoting her new memoir about realizing that she almost walked away from journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic and how she feels regarding the industry overall.
“People don’t trust us, they don’t believe us, and it makes me wonder if this job, as I am currently doing it, is effective, but if it’s doing more harm than good,” Tur said.
“I don’t have a good answer for that, though; those thoughts linger in the back of my mind. They linger, though, because I do love it, and I think it’s important, and I’m hoping to find a way to better communicate with people.”
Furthermore, Tur added that the dark side of journalism, such as covering political divisions, frequent mass shootings, and other tragic incidents, can take its toll.
“One of them being that we cover very dark stuff, in succession, and it seems like its getting darker and darker, and it can be hard on your mental health,” Tur said.
“It can be a bit demoralizing, and then on top of that, there was just a Gallup poll out today that shows that the trusts in media – newspapers, and television – is hitting an all-time low.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
