Lots of 110-120 IQ idiots who are smart enough to cause problems but don't actually understand anything.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34687954)

http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&mc=50&forum_id=2#34688590

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34688631)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34688039)

Frankly, the surprising thing is that journalism still does attract some talented people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34688293)

That's journalists in 2017, getting pushed into irrelevance by neckbeards in their mother's basement.

A big part of why they're pushing all these conspiracy theories against Trump is because they need a 'big win,' an impeachment, a watergate moment, because they know without one, what vestige of prestige they had is gone and 'journalism' will from here on be equal to 'I'm starting a band, bro.'

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34688129)

Counterpoint: idiotic political journalists.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34688430)

In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story, and then turn the page to national or international affairs, and read as if the rest of the newspaper was somehow more accurate about Palestine than the baloney you just read. You turn the page, and forget what you know.”

― Michael Crichton

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34693208)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3744467&forum_id=2#34299584)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34688552)

-Heavy content pressure. Journalists need to write more stories these days and that hinders robust reporting (though on the flipside, reporting itself is much easier today with the Internet and all).

-There are fewer editors today, and the ones that exist are editing more stories. This puts a strain on basic fact-checking and increases the odds of fuck-ups.

-Herd mentality. Outlets don't just steal stories from each other, but also wording, framing, etc. It's not a coincidence every publication called Trump's convention speech "dark."

I may think of more later.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34688784)

Some are cunning and know what they're doing. Too bad these types are almost entirely out to fool people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34688593)

the lack of a countervailing press created a strong liberal feedback loop that i hope is starting to slow down given trump's election and breitbart. that said, i could easily see the current media situation as a symptom of the larger, more powerful globalization trend, which can almost only increase at this point.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34689276)

Jeffrey Goldberg, David Remnick, Charles Blow, etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34689579)

I'm completely nonplussed at the existence of these bourgeoisie boutique-y professions like journalism which gives me cognitive dissonance as a liberal artist since it's KIND OF my destiny to be an inept liberal haplessly doing liberal arts shit and making $20k/year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3797445&forum_id=2#34696076)