‘Journalist’ should be a regulated profession like ‘Doctor’ or ‘Structural engineer’ or ‘Airline pilot’ or ‘Architect’. It seems very likely that poor journalism has incited violence that has caused death and injury. Other proffessions that hold people’s lives in thier hands are regulated. Journalism should be too. Of course anyone can still say whatever they want on the internet just like I can give out homeopathic advice if I want to but they wouldn’t have the badge assuring quality control.

Articles could be signed by the journalist and you could check the probity of the journalist in the same way you can check the safety record of a Pilot with the FAA. Complaints could be tried by a tribunal panel with findings of poor professional conduct published like they are for Doctors and Architects the ultimate sanction being struck off from the profession.