No, it's not just with cops. This is a trend with all reporting. Political coverage often decends to "People on Twitter are saying this is bad." Anything that happens outside the US is covered as a statement from a government official or think tank.
Journalists have no confidence anymore. Every statement, fact, analysis, opinion, and conclusion has to be outsourced. You cover what people said rather than what happened. This is why every news article takes the same stance as the State Department and CIA. They're not investagating or gathering information themselves. They're having the government do it for them.
If you don't think that's fucked up, you are wrong. Also, this only seems to crop up with cops, to the point where it's a meme.
No, it's not just with cops. This is a trend with all reporting. Political coverage often decends to "People on Twitter are saying this is bad." Anything that happens outside the US is covered as a statement from a government official or think tank.
Journalists have no confidence anymore. Every statement, fact, analysis, opinion, and conclusion has to be outsourced. You cover what people said rather than what happened. This is why every news article takes the same stance as the State Department and CIA. They're not investagating or gathering information themselves. They're having the government do it for them.