Just as industry conducted by engineers on a factual technological basis would be a very different thing from what it actually is, so the assembling and reporting of news would be a very different thing if the genuine interests of reporters were permitted to work freely.
Dewey compares the ideal reporting of news to the factual basis of industry, suggesting a need for genuine interests in journalism.
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