2015-04-06, 11:58
Its funny. You start off giving journalists the benefit of the doubt for intelligence. But then you read an article about something you are familiar with and see that it is riddled with errors and misrepresentations. It makes you wonder, how full of crap are the articles on subjects I am not as familiar with?
Makes you realize that many journalists really are just hacks, and combine ignorance and apathy in equal measure to produce something of minimal standard that will fill the space.
They tell their story, not yours.
If some of the facts don't fit the narrative, they're gone.
And no, they won't print a correction unless you issue a credible threat to sue. And that is hardly ever worth doing.
Makes you realize that many journalists really are just hacks, and combine ignorance and apathy in equal measure to produce something of minimal standard that will fill the space.
They tell their story, not yours.
If some of the facts don't fit the narrative, they're gone.
And no, they won't print a correction unless you issue a credible threat to sue. And that is hardly ever worth doing.
