You're exactly right. The only thing these "journalists" know anything about is language. They are completely ignorant of any disciplines the rest of us deal with everyday.
How can any "School" of Journalism let its students graduate without a solid General Education?
My degrees are in accounting, but I have a working knowledge of chemistry, anthropology, biology, physics, literature, theatre and art--all from my General Ed classes.
Really, I've yet to find a journalist who knows anything about math, economics, accounting, chemistry--literally anything. These dopes couldn't make ink if their lives depended on it, and their livelihood depends on ink! (Why sweat the small stuff?--some blue-collar guy takes care of the ink)
"You're exactly right. The only thing these "journalists" know anything about is language. They are completely ignorant of any disciplines the rest of us deal with everyday."
I was about to reply on this point. I went to a Jesuit high school, and my English instructors had this idea that the ability to write and the ability to think must go hand in hand. In fact, to this end Seattle Prep went so far as to combine history, religion and English into one course for the first two years.
To be quite honest, I am surprised these lamebrained nincompoops like Corey Pein or whoever he is can proof their articles so well while allowing such total garbage to be expressed.
"Really, I've yet to find a journalist who knows anything about math, economics, accounting, chemistry--literally anything. These dopes couldn't make ink if their lives depended on it, and their livelihood depends on ink! (Why sweat the small stuff?--some blue-collar guy takes care of the ink)"
Bob Woodward claims the President doesn't have the "imagination." As far as I can see, neither do most of the current generation of 'journalists,' whose intellectual interests are furthered only by what will propagate their pet cause.
Most doctors and engineers I know have extracurricular interests - woodworking, history, physics, firearms (!), things like that. I have yet to meet reporters for whom activism is not their primary hobby. (The exception has been sportswriters, whose hobby is happily enjoying sporting events.)
Have you read a newspaper lately? Some of the writing is, to be generous, sophomoric.