Had an interview with a journalist about vaccinations

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12. I wouldn't hire 1/2 the "journalists" I've heard and seen in the era since W.

Many of them are incompetent writers, have no background beyond several acting classes, and appear to think that reporting involves essentially parroting whatever is handed out in the press release, or the prepared video, or the cued sound bites provided by the speaker.
They have no awareness of historical or cultural context, let alone a grasp of the reality most Americans actually live with (rather like much of Congress). They also seem to possess no idea how to ask follow-up questions or hold an interview of substance (not one dictated by the subject's handlers).
It is a clichéd cheap shot that many of them seem to have no more depth than the haircuts and make-up, but then far too many of them manage to live up to that characterization, both A-list network stars and lesser lights.
I can only imagine what manner of creature I would find at the editorial desk.