r/CuratedTumblr • u/dacoolestguy gay gay homosexual gay • 17d ago

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u/Ego73 17d ago

If you call this journalism, I swear by Allah I will shoot myself right here

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u/NotAnotherRedditAcc2 17d ago

The author of this article got a master's degree in journalism from USC, only to write this.

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u/gymnastgrrl 17d ago

I rather suspect that they know it's not the pinnacle of the art, and just acquiesed to the corporate pressure to put out stuff - anything - trying to make him look bad. It probably wasn't important enough for him to quit the job, but rather just hold their nose and write this trash. At least, that's my assumption and hope.

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u/Lunar_sims professional munch 17d ago

Journalism is one of the most depressing fields. You do and say nothing because everything is the word of corporate

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u/gymnastgrrl 17d ago

Or you're local and tiny and therefore broke.

My partner's father worked for the Miami Herald for many years. It's definitely a much more depressing world nowadays.

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u/Lunar_sims professional munch 17d ago

I got beef with the Herald