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Yo @startrek, tell me something?

Do #trashy #tabloids exist in the #StarTrek universe? Does *any* #journalism whatsoever exist in the Star Trek universe?

Because, if not, then it means there are no Tucker Carlsons and no Jon Stewarts, and no John Olivers in that universe. Probably because nothing needs internal investigations in that society as a whole!

And that frankly blows my mind... ๐Ÿคฏ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I keep thinking "there was that one episode where one cast member is followed around by a nosy reporter", but that's The expanse and (if I recall correctly) Battlestar Galactica.

Trek doesn't seem too keen to comment directly on 20th and 21st century media?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@halm Yeah, but I kinda reasoned it in my head thinking #Expanse is dystopian and all dystopian hellscapes definitely require reporters... ๐Ÿคฃ

But, as others have informed me, there is definitely a reporter named Jake Sisko in the Star Trek universe who plays an important(-ish?) role. The wiki doesn't seems to have much by way of his journalistic exploits, though. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jake_Sisko

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, he's the son of the Deep Space 9 commander, and as he grows up through the series decides to become a writer. The show mostly focuses on his fiction efforts but during a hostile occupation of the space station he turns reporter and has to glad hand the occupational powers.

It's not exactly tabloid material, but I think he starts out instinctively going for more sensationalist angles while he learns that there is more to journalism ๐Ÿ™‚

I'm going off spotty memory here, hopefully others can fill in the details, or that Memory Alpha article has some leads to specific episodes.

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