That is just silly.

The question is one of maintaining reputation.

Self-regulation is always that device which wards off even more onerous government regulation.

“IMC has trained hundreds of journalists. We have proven programs for all aspects of news and content production. We go beyond the mechanics of an operation to try and instill a passion about story telling. IMC employes [sic] world class journalists who are passionate about their craft and enjoy teaching what they know.

We can craft a training package for new journalists or specialized continuing education courses for existing operations. All of our training involves ongoing student evaluation, so you as an employer get qualitative feedback on your employees, or potential employees.

IMC primary training typically involves Newsgathering, Writing, Assignments, Shooting, Editing and Producing. Technical training for control room operation and master control operations can also be arranged based on workflow.

IMC offers its own training certificates for participants and in some cases may be able to offer continuing education credit.”