American journalists are proud of uphoding their long tradition of being
an "adversary" and "watchdog" of those in power. True, our
democracy needs robust journalism to hold those in power accountable; but,
watchdog journalism is also good business because conflict sells. The negative
effect of this adversarial journalism is that our society is engaged in endless
debating, and in-fighting, causing us to become more and more polarized as a
country. We cannot converse constructively in regard to how to solve our
problems. At some point, we Americans really need to reach a consensus to move
forward. Do you agree with my observation? Please elaborate on this issue.
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