[Polybius]

Now matter what the subject of a news story is, some the thousands of member of FreeRepublic are likely to have years of experience in a related field of expertise. That includes everything from landing an F-14 on a carrier, to medicine, to law, to journalism to typing with 1970's era typewriters, to whatever.

That is why the research departments at so-called "professional" news agencies are rank amateurs when compared to FreeRepublic.

[GOPJ]

You're right. In seconds we can have professionals looking at a story from hundreds of perspectives. It's a gift.

Now matter what the subject of a news story is, some the thousands of member of FreeRepublic are likely to have years of experience in a related field of expertise. That includes everything from landing an F-14 on a carrier, to medicine, to law, to journalism to typing with 1970's era typewriters, to whatever. That is why the research departments at so-called "professional" news agencies are rank amateurs when compared to FreeRepublic.

[Howlin]

That is why the research departments at so-called "professional" news agencies are rank amateurs when compared to FreeRepublic.

Which, of course, explains THIS thread.

[Petronski]

That includes everything from landing an F-14 on a carrier...

I've seen Top Gun at least ten times. Ask me anything.

[KneelBeforeZod]

but then again, the people who have worked in a certain field are certain to be attacked by other freepers if they dont what that experience revealed...