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CMV: Journalism should be a licensed profession.

We require licensure for plumbers, electricians, doctors, engineers, etc., why not journalists? We are living in an an age when a single individual can address millions of viewers and readers simultaneously and near instantly. Surely the consequences of poor, unethical, or intentionally misrepresentative journalism could be just as destructive as an electrician without a license? Taking it a step further, there are several states where you can't even have the word "Engineering" in you company name unless you have a Professional Engineer on staff with a valid license. Why not do the same with the word "News?"
gpt
No it shouldn't.    

Who gives the licenses?   If there was corruption in the licensing process, who would expose it? 
 
Freedom of the press is a very fundamental aspect of a free society.   Anyone should be able to report news on what they see.  Journalists should absolutely strive for integrity and honesty and bipartisanship, and consumers should support the journalists who live up to these standards.  But there has to be freedom.