Nothing we didn’t know, of course.
We’ve always suspected that journalists are low life material.
To choose a career as a “journalist” is to accept your failure to contribute to society and its future. They seek fame, awards and attention.
Reality and logic does not need them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF1B-EfTzOI
Not anyone who watched an episode of "Lou Grant"
I knew this fact in college. I worked on the paper awhile in college as I had 4 years on my high school paper. In college I had some friends who were journalism majors and they always complained about how hard it was to write 3-4 page papers on something. These were people who started partying hard on Thursday night.
As an engineering major and an honors program student, they had no idea of what hard assignments were. They saw me studying all the time. Saying “I could never do that.”
I know what the hierarchy is in the various schools of education. Journalists were the bottom or second to last. At least in my day before the really worthless artificial programs were created. Feminist studies, queer studies, that kind of garbage that qualify you for nothing pratical or real.
I have met, been interviewed and grossly misquoted by (how that can happen when they’re using a f***ing recorder should be a mystery ... but read on) so called “journalists”. They are not very bright and are by nature extremely lazy. And knowing in their heart of hearts that they’re intellectually inferior to most everyone they’ll ever meet they resort to character assassination as a sort of reflexive response. If most of them ended up in shallow graves and their bones knawed on by coyotes the world would be a better place.
Where aepre these “journalists”? Have not seen or heard a real journalists in decades.
When I was in college, decades ago, I had the opportunity to work for UP at the Democrat national convention, then four years later at the Republican convention. Newsmen thought I should become one of them because, a national anchor said, I belonged with them.
With all that fabulous entree, I went into book publishing instead. Not nearly as exciting or profitable. I’ve often wondered whether I made a terrible mistake....after all, nothing is as interesting as politics.
So I truly appreciate this article. Cancelling all regrets.
I take exception with this story a bit. I don’t believe that reporters are dumber any more than I believe the stories about conservatives and religious people being dumber or GW Bush being the lowest-IQ president in history. It’s not OK for that to be said about us, so I’m not going to go quoting some made-up study about media people being dumber.
Now having said that, I do think that media people are more prone to “do as I say, not as I do” behavior and operating on double-standards. They’re more than happy to make fun of people in their newscasts and/or articles but then it’s OK for them to drink, use drugs, and act like jerks. I don’t think they’re actually dumber, I just think they’re a part of the population that chooses to be dumb. They just tend to be the type of people who engage in lowlife behavior.
They have the easiest major in college with the lightest class load and homework load, so they pick up substance abuse in college and take it right with them into the working world. News media is a great place to be a functioning addict, all you’ve gotta do is submit articles to the boss telling them what he/she wants to hear. Fact-checking and good writing has clearly gone right out of the window. For people prone to lowlife behavior, having a lot of time on your hands is a dangerous situation. They’re almost as bad as lawyers when it comes to substance abuse and mental problems. They get such an easy ride all the time that the first time they face some real adversity, they can’t handle it.
My wife sets up displays at museums and special events and gives lectures honoring the military. She is interviewed fairly frequently for newspapers, radio and local TV. The interviews typically last about 2 hours and for TV or radio are edited down to around 5 minutes. About every fourth interview is by idiots who have some type of agenda. Typically the idiots do such a poor job that they can’t even get their 5 minutes on the air. When they do they completely distort my wife’s words and it is very irritating.
Confirmed by science.
Just look at the mees that is fat Bob Beckel ...
I had a friend in law school who had previously been a copy editor at a newspaper. She was shocked to learn that it was uncommon to keep a flask in your desk, in any work environment that was not a newspaper office.
The edited copy: ". . . the tendency of journalists to self-medicate with Marijuana, Crack Cocaine, and Methadone."
The blood tests were not drug tests.
Journalists are adolescents, that has been obvious for a long time. They never grew up to adult judgments and responsibilities.
I know a young man headed to journalism school in the fall.
He gets his ideas from the New York Times and his belief system from the DNC talking points.
I have been gently trying to move him to open his eyes, telling him that a journalist should talk to real people and not “leaders” or “spokesmen”.
He doesn’t seem to get it, and I have been very careful to mask my views on issues.
Conclusion: dumb as a rock—perfect candidate for journalism school!
Journalists’ brains show a lower-than-average level of executive functioning, according to a new study, which means they have a below-average ability to regulate their emotions, suppress biases, solve complex problems, switch between tasks, and show creative and flexible thinking.
Proven by the fact that most are registered Democrats.
Presstitutes are akin to one cell pond scum.
My first job out of college was news reporter and photographer at different small-town papers. Back in the day we were guardians of the republic and stood up for the little guy. And you had to deal with people like a boozy, chain-smoking city editor who would read a story and give it a thoughtful critique such as “What the #3!! is this $#!**? Were you on drugs when you wrote it? J**** C*****!”
Also had to take my own pictures, develop and print my own photos.
Loved it. Seems like a different world now.
Not surprising - back when I was at university, journalism was the school’s “gut” major - the one all those who couldn’t cut it in more rigorous fields headed into to get their degrees - they’d be about at the top of the “profession” by now.....
Only 41%? I hope 100% take the Ernest Hemmingway exit, soon.