I've been calling it BC, Before C. Corporate Journalists are generalists, without in depth knowledge of a subject, they almost have to rely on "agreed upon experts" unless they are exposing some quacks. Then it is superficial at best. Truth Bombers like HST can be wrong most of the time, but reading his political insights fifty or forty years later and he's a prophet. He was not succinct, though.
Phew!
I guess that a lot of truth seekers went into journalism. ( It appealed to me but seemed tooo stressed).
And then dissillionment and burnout and old age got to them.
I used to admire journalists who could be succinct super quick.
Until I discovered that they were wrong, if one knew anything about it.
And I am speaking about pre....
Help me, what's the apt term for before this hyped up genocide era?
I've been calling it BC, Before C. Corporate Journalists are generalists, without in depth knowledge of a subject, they almost have to rely on "agreed upon experts" unless they are exposing some quacks. Then it is superficial at best. Truth Bombers like HST can be wrong most of the time, but reading his political insights fifty or forty years later and he's a prophet. He was not succinct, though.