A "professional" writer simply means that they work and get paid doing that.
In every discipline, there are far more educated and experienced members here at Free Republic and blogland. These "jounalism" creeps in the MSM do not understand that there is an army of highly intelligent people with specialities in many disciplines who write and comment on the crucial issues, and do a mighty fine job of ripping to shreds the news stories the liberal arts grads with experience in nothing publish.
Thanks. I do understand what professional means, I hope you understood my post.