Joseph Pulitzer once exclaimed that, "A journalist is the lookout on the bridge of the ship of state." undoubtedly, journalist always play a crucial role in our society to help find out the hidden facts. However, these few year, fake news become wildfire and the public begin to doubt about the journalists' profession and authority and many people feel pessimistic about the journalism industry's future.
Despite these criticize, there are still some journalists who try their best to work as the lookout on the bridge and help reveal facts to the public. Journalist Brian M. Rosenthal, who won the 2020 Pulitzer prize, reported the New York City’s taxi industry that showed how the vulnerable drivers' lives were damaged by the lenders who were benefit from predatory loans, and "his report led to state and federal investigations and sweeping reforms".https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/nyregion/nyc-taxis-medallions-suicides.html
He helped the hidden voiceless people's voices to be heard by the society.
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