Journalism as a practice, profession, and craft is the duty to gather information or evidence about events, issues, people, etc., and verify and record those findings in writing or audio to inform the public. I like to think of journalism as a running document of human history; it’s never truly ended but instead takes its place in the log of our culture, waiting to be called upon as reference, evidence, or context that allows our now to have shape and meaning. I am the first to acknowledge how many systemic inequalities, power structures, etc., have always existed within journalism or the news. Still, it is the act of having journalism that allows us to know about those in a democratic society. Much like our values of democracy, we anticipate abuse of power, greed, and dishonesty and, therefore, build an elaborate system of checks and balances and laws in hopes of having methods to combat the inevitable. Journalism cannot be separated from these circumstances, but our First Amendment allows us to counteract dishonest or wrongful accounts freely. The political and cultural moment we are in right now will be recorded through journalism; it is vital that our historical record is something future generations can look to with high regard.