I feel sorry for kids who waste four years of their lives getting a journalism degree. For what? So they can work in advertising or PR?
Consider this headline on view at the CBC right now; Social media users voiced fears about election manipulation during 2019 campaign, says Elections Canada.
Sounds ominous, doesn't it? And we all know who likes to meddle in elections, don't we?
In the old days, you might have a story if some authoritative voice made that claim. Who's making the claim here?
Some "social media users."
WTF is that? Damn near every teen on the planet is a social media user. There are no known barriers to entry to the elite club of social media users. No minimum requirements for education, intelligence, mental stability, or anything else.
And yet the fact that "some" of those folks imagined they saw election manipulation merits a lengthy story on CBC?
Some of those folks think Trump was sent by God to save Israel.
Some of those folks think Trump and Putin are gay lovers.
Some of those folks think all sorts of batshit crazy stuff, but where oh where does that become the basis for a "news" story?
Whatever that is, it's not journalism.
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