Journalists drink too much, are bad at managing emotions, and operate at a lower level than average, according to a new study.
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May 19, 2017, 06:14 PM
KenS
This makes perfect sense to me. A "journalist" is essentially a parasitic organism, so it doesn't really need much in the way of higher brain function. Just the ability to find a "food" source and "feed" seems to be the only real skill to develop. Kinda like a Tick or Leech; or maybe a Tapeworm is a better analogy. Just my .02
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May 19, 2017, 06:36 PM
Sig2340
Drink to much?
I'm calling BULLSHIT.
There is no way alcohol consumption alone can account for getting "journalists" as removed from reality as is shown by the MSM.
I suspect ether is the cause. In the words of noted journalist Hunter S. Thompson, "There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge... This is the main advantage of ether: it makes you behave like the village drunkard in some early Irish novel… total loss of all basic motor skills: blurred vision, no balance, numb tongue – severance of all connection between the body and the brain. Which is interesting, because the brain continues to function more or less normally… you can actually watch yourself behaving in this terrible way, but you can’t control it."
Then again, excessive use of blotter acid may explain things.
Nice is overrated
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May 19, 2017, 06:38 PM
lbj
I don't think journalists are going to be happy reading this study.
However, a slug by any other name is still a slug.
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May 19, 2017, 09:08 PM
Fredward
My only surprise is that it took a gaggle of scientists to figure this out. Journalists are stupid and often drunk. Is this not a total stereotype for like fifty years? I guess we gotta study something. Maybe too many people were trying to cure cancer or something.
May 19, 2017, 09:18 PM
tatortodd
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340: Drink to much?
I'm calling BULLSHIT.
There is no way alcohol consumption alone can account for getting "journalists" as removed from reality as is shown by the MSM.
I suspect ether is the cause. In the words of noted journalist Hunter S. Thompson, "There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge... This is the main advantage of ether: it makes you behave like the village drunkard in some early Irish novel… total loss of all basic motor skills: blurred vision, no balance, numb tongue – severance of all connection between the body and the brain. Which is interesting, because the brain continues to function more or less normally… you can actually watch yourself behaving in this terrible way, but you can’t control it."
Then again, excessive use of blotter acid may explain things.
Here is how I suspect the drink too much works: 1. Wake up, chug water, and down aspirin to deal with hangover. 2. Get dressed 3. Show up to press conference and get spoon fed information 4. Open laptop, read DNC talking points 5. Blend the spoon fed info from press conference and DNC talking points into a rambling, poorly written, unsubstantiated article. 6. Hand it off to editor 7. Hit the bar mid-afternoon 8. Rinse and repeat
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
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May 19, 2017, 09:23 PM
JALLEN
One thing I am noticing is the slight alteration of words and meaning as news reports are picked up and repeated.
It's like the game we played as kids, sitting in a circle, where "it" starts by whispering a motto or famous saying to his or her neighbor. That person whispers the same motto or saying to the next person and so forth around the circle. The last person anounces what was said.
You would start off with "Remember the Alamo" and end up with "Better living through chemistry" or similar.
These reporters hear something, read something, paraphrase it into something slightly different, and it grows and grows into something unlike the original statement.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
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Lick the lollipop of mediocrity once and you suck forever.
May 19, 2017, 10:47 PM
flashguy
I think the real problem is that most "journalists" are Liberal Progressives.
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May 20, 2017, 12:16 AM
MitchbSC
quote:
Originally posted by lbj: I don't think journalists are going to be happy reading this study.
But it will never be reported.
They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
May 20, 2017, 12:32 AM
flashguy
quote:
Originally posted by lbj: I don't think journalists are going to be happy reading this study.
You are assuming that they can read....
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May 20, 2017, 06:59 AM
Dbltap
A DSM-V dx code for journalistic borderline intellectual function sounds right. Now for medication, involuntary preferred.
May 20, 2017, 07:15 AM
Sig209
True journalists serve an absolutely vital role in preserving a democracy.
Problem is - modern journalists have gotten away from finding truth and presenting unbiased factual reportage.
My daughter is showing interest in this field an I am hammering home neutrality / facts / opposing views...
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May 20, 2017, 08:02 AM
XinTX
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd: Here is how I suspect the drink too much works: 1. Wake up, chug water, and down aspirin to deal with hangover. 2. Get dressed 3. Show up to press conference and get spoon fed information 4. Open laptop, read DNC talking points 5. Blend the spoon fed info from press conference and DNC talking points into a rambling, poorly written, unsubstantiated article. 6. Hand it off to editor 7. Hit the bar by mid-after noon 8. Rinse and repeat
FIFY. But otherwise pretty much spot on.
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May 20, 2017, 08:41 AM
Sig2340
You're telling me there is something wrong with this approach to life?
Oh, I see. Step 1 should say "chug coffee."
That aligns it with my morning routine.
quote:
Originally posted by XinTX:
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd: Here is how I suspect the drink too much works: 1. Wake up, chug water, and down aspirin to deal with hangover. 2. Get dressed 3. Show up to press conference and get spoon fed information 4. Open laptop, read DNC talking points 5. Blend the spoon fed info from press conference and DNC talking points into a rambling, poorly written, unsubstantiated article. 6. Hand it off to editor 7. Hit the bar by mid-after noon 8. Rinse and repeat
FIFY. But otherwise pretty much spot on.
Nice is overrated
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May 20, 2017, 11:17 AM
Tooky13
"Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the media, for they will steal your HONOR. That awful power, the public opinion of a nation, is created in America by a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditching and shoemaking and fetched up in journalism on their way to the poorhouse." MARK TWAIN
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May 20, 2017, 11:35 AM
HayesGreener
I find nothing surprising here. I had the duty of dealing directly with the media on many occasions. I met many very bright and dedicated journalists over the years who mostly didn't last long because of the actions of their editors twisting the story. I also met some really shallow and obtuse idiots with an agenda who were intent on bending the facts to fit their agenda. Unfortunately they often hang on long enough to become editors. There are some very good journalists out there whose stories are run unadulterated but they are far and few between.
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May 20, 2017, 11:50 AM
tatortodd
quote:
Originally posted by XinTX:
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd: Here is how I suspect the drink too much works: 1. Wake up, chug water, and down aspirin to deal with hangover. 2. Get dressed 3. Show up to press conference and get spoon fed information 4. Open laptop, read DNC talking points 5. Blend the spoon fed info from press conference and DNC talking points into a rambling, poorly written, unsubstantiated article. 6. Hand it off to editor 7. Hit the bar by mid-after noon 8. Rinse and repeat
FIFY. But otherwise pretty much spot on.
You're assuming a smaller hangover than I am.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
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May 20, 2017, 11:52 AM
tatortodd
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340: You're telling me there is something wrong with this approach to life?
Oh, I see. Step 1 should say "chug coffee."
That aligns it with my morning routine.
quote:
Originally posted by XinTX:
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd: Here is how I suspect the drink too much works: 1. Wake up, chug water, and down aspirin to deal with hangover. 2. Get dressed 3. Show up to press conference and get spoon fed information 4. Open laptop, read DNC talking points 5. Blend the spoon fed info from press conference and DNC talking points into a rambling, poorly written, unsubstantiated article. 6. Hand it off to editor 7. Hit the bar by mid-after noon 8. Rinse and repeat
FIFY. But otherwise pretty much spot on.
So you openly admit to being a schill for the Democrats? I did not know that about you.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
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May 20, 2017, 11:56 AM
Sig2340
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd:
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340: You're telling me there is something wrong with this approach to life?
Oh, I see. Step 1 should say "chug coffee."
That aligns it with my morning routine.
quote:
Originally posted by XinTX:
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd: Here is how I suspect the drink too much works: 1. Wake up, chug water, and down aspirin to deal with hangover. 2. Get dressed 3. Show up to press conference and get spoon fed information 4. Open laptop, read DNC talking points 5. Blend the spoon fed info from press conference and DNC talking points into a rambling, poorly written, unsubstantiated article. 6. Hand it off to editor 7. Hit the bar by mid-after noon 8. Rinse and repeat
FIFY. But otherwise pretty much spot on.
So you openly admit to being a schill for the Democrats? I did not know that about you.
I was drunk by step 2, and didn't read further.
Nice is overrated
"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
So you openly admit to being a schill for the Democrats? I did not know that about you.