Prince Harry seems to be deeply misguided, especially when it comes to understanding how the media works. He’s claiming that anyone writing negatively about him isn’t a legitimate journalist. According to him, anyone critical of him is just an awful, unqualified reporter, while people like him are doing a fantastic job. But he’s completely wrong here.
The truth is, the reason journalists like myself, and many others, are thriving is because the media landscape has changed drastically. The traditional media conglomerates have lost the trust of the public. Even the more prestigious outlets that Harry admires, like the New York Times, aren’t as trusted as they used to be. In fact, in some cases, people trust independent voices more than these established institutions.
But Harry doesn’t seem to get that. He’s living in a bubble, insulated from reality, and probably unaware of how the real world operates. As a member of the media, I feel it’s my responsibility to explain why Harry’s view on this issue is completely out of touch.
Harry is upset because he believes some people are writing “dangerous” and “defamatory” headlines. But if those headlines were truly defamatory, why hasn’t he been able to sue? They’re not as bad as he makes them out to be. In many cases, these headlines are simply calling out his behavior. That’s what I’m doing here—calling out what I believe to be delusions and bad advice. I’m not attacking him for no reason. I’m just offering a different perspective, because Harry wants total control over the narrative, and that’s where he goes wrong.
He doesn’t seem to understand that a free press includes dissenting voices. He wants no one to challenge his viewpoint, which is a dangerous mindset. In his world, anyone who says something negative about him must be lying, and that’s just not true. For example, Harry claims that calling out his marriage problems is defamatory, but it’s just human observation. People notice when things are rough, and there’s nothing wrong with acknowledging that.
Take another example: when I posted a picture of Kate, the Princess of Wales, at a recent state visit, I mentioned how she looked solemn. Some people took this the wrong way and accused me of clickbait. But all I did was make an observation based on what I saw. The media can be complex, but Harry fails to grasp that.
People can say whatever they want, but if it’s grounded in truth, it’s just journalism. That’s not clickbait—clickbait would be if the title or headline had nothing to do with the content. What Harry doesn’t seem to get is that his "fall from grace" is what fascinates people. It's not a positive thing, but it’s part of the reality he’s dealing with.
Harry is also putting journalists like Maria Ressa and war correspondents on a pedestal, claiming they represent the "truth." But the idea of a completely unbiased media is outdated. The media has its biases, whether people want to admit it or not. And yes, even war correspondents and prize-winning journalists have their own perspectives. If you blindly trust the media to tell you the truth without recognizing the bias, you’ll end up misinformed.
This is why so many people don’t trust the media anymore. They’ve been misled, and some outlets push their agenda rather than just reporting facts. You need to be aware of the bias in every news story, or else you’re being manipulated. I’m careful to make it clear when I’m sharing an opinion, but many in the mainstream media don’t do that. They present their viewpoint as the absolute truth, which is a problem.
The reason voices like mine are gaining traction is because mainstream media outlets have stopped doing their jobs. They’ve been so focused on pushing a specific agenda that they’ve lost the trust of the public. People left, and now alternative outlets are filling that gap. Prince Harry doesn’t seem to understand that, and he’s blaming people like me for journalism’s decline, but the media complex was already broken before we showed up.
A great example of this is a clip from Stephen Colbert, where he jokes about CNN’s supposed objectivity. The laugh comes from the audience’s recognition that CNN, like many other outlets, has become known for bias, not objectivity. This is the reality Harry refuses to accept.
It’s also why outlets like Vox or Daily Wire have emerged—there’s a market for alternative voices to counterbalance the mainstream media’s bias. You can like or dislike any outlet, but this is the truth. The media has swung so far to one side that people started looking for other sources of information. This isn’t a good thing, but it’s the reality.
Harry doesn’t get it. He thinks that mainstream outlets like the New York Times are trusted by the public, but they aren’t. People recognize their biases and no longer trust them. The media complex is dying because of its own failures. This is not the fault of independent journalists like myself.
Harry claims the goal of his lawsuit is accountability. But what does he expect to achieve? The Murdoch group has already admitted their wrongdoing in the phone hacking scandal. What more does he want? Even if Harry wins the case, it won’t change anything. The media landscape has already shifted, and no lawsuit will fix that.
The real irony here is that while Harry is fighting for accountability, he and Meghan have been caught in their own lies. They can’t claim moral superiority when they’ve also misled the media.
Harry doesn’t understand the media landscape. He’s misreading the situation entirely. Journalism has already collapsed because of its own biases and failures, and Harry’s crusade won’t change anything. He’s clinging to an outdated notion of journalism and a false sense of control, which is a sad and misguided path to follow. The media, including people like him, is no longer what it once was, and no court case or lawsuit is going to fix that.
