[rexthecat]

I cringe whenever I hear a college student say that they are majoring in journalism. A couple of things: Media is dead, and... We are all journalists now, including everyone on Free Republic.

[Angelino97]

I cringe whenever I hear a college student say that they are majoring in journalism. A couple of things: Media is dead, and... We are all journalists now, including everyone on Free Republic.

Social media killed most paparazi and celebrity reporter jobs.

In the 1990s, getting personal photos and news items on celebrities was big business. Today most actors, singers, etc. have Instagram accounts on which they post their daily events. Which posts are then "reported" by low-paid staff writers who never leave their cubicles at news websites.

[HIDEK6]

I cringe whenever I hear a college student say that they …

The “they” disease is ubiquitous.

[dfwgator]

There are no journalists, only propagandists.

[Salman]

I cringe whenever I hear a college student say that they are majoring in journalism.

When I went to college (1980s), the two majors that did not require any math above freshman level algebra were education (school teaching) and journalism. The joke among math majors was journalism majors were dumb and didn't want to deal with children.

[MinorityRepublican]

We are all journalists now, including everyone on Free Republic.

That's true. Plus everyone on TikTok and X.

Facebook and Instagram? Not really. That's the media controlled by the regime.

Now you see why they're going after TikTok?