I have a three-letter-agency-connected acquaintance with whom I participate in exercise activities a couple of times a month. He’s the Graduate Studies Director for Journalism at big university nearby. Since his job is teaching investigative journalism, I shared with him a book I wrote.
Since then, he’s antagonistic toward me, suggesting I share intel inappropriately. (I think that’s his handler speaking.) I consider his world takes comfort seeing anything they want to keep to themselves labeled as classified. I myself investigate and betray no oath in sharing what I do. I agree with you, we need loads of intel to be unearthed and freely shared around with all who expect to be adults in this world.
Anything short of that is to swallow blue pills (as in The Matrix films) all day long.
With guys like my acquaintance, is it any wonder journalism is the hot mess we’ve seen in the US in the last several decades?
You are an interesting person! I’d love to sit down with you over a drink or two but I’m in (M)assachusetts, the M is optional. If I remember you are familiar with the area.
Journalism has been corrupt since Vietnam. It started in University as the British would say.
-SB
By 2004 I left paid journalism,radio, and print and went to FR on the advice of a well placed friend. I have never looked back.
FR is loaded with brilliant posters with endless experience like you. It's the place to be for me.
The rest is common sense for the most part and endless research. THere is so much to learn out there it boggles the mind.
You are probably right about your friend,he's likely controlled.That's their mo. Only a few at the top know what is going on. The rest are paid criminals, brainwashed or a combination thereof.
Keep up the great work you do.
rx, I descend into watching the absurd, by faithfully watching that fool Karine Jean-Pierre lead a WH Press Conference, every day.
The pay-off for my viewing came yesterday with Simon Atiba, the correspondent representing South Africa. God bless the fearless.
KJP represents nothing if not 100% electioneering. She is a vicious soldier, but one of rank, who will remain weaponized unto the last man standing.
Simon eviscerated her. It was a long time coming. No surprise that many Marxist correspondents shamefully came to her rescue against Atiba for belittling his plight.
KJP treats him to a White House version of a Q “Festival”, for seven months.
A “Blue pill” American Media Complex is a term too mild. It is rather glaring Marxist/communist Electioneering, Inc., par excellance.
So glad you’re writing and speaking from personal experience, from personal onsite knowledge, and even personal acquaintance, with particular who’s “Whoms”, with regard to what’s “What”.
I’ve seen you elegantly correct small tyrants from right here on this thread to the banished on the cheap, stuck in “Festival”.
Enu’f of my fan clubbing. 😊