Those who have Serious Problems with Glenn Greenwald..Is it Him or His Reporting?

[OilemFirchen]

34. I'll desnark for a moment.

Though never a practicing journalist, I am a long-ago J-School grad. Taught by one of the finest gumshoe reporters I've ever had the pleasure to know. The studies were demanding and required precision. This was back when type was actually set, so, for example, the course on Headline Writing required that the work product be explanatory, interesting, succinct AND the correct number of characters and kerning to fit the column-inches available. Likewise, our reporting required a similar level of diligence, following established dictates of the profession. And then, of course, ripped to holy shreds by an editor.

So I guess we Luddites are offended when individuals represent themselves as journalists while not only failing to follow any of the regimens of the art, but, in some cases openly flouting them. Yeah, Greenwald is, ostensibly, an opinion writer, but that doesn't excuse him from the same standards expected of conventional journalists. More so, journalists are never to be the story, but Greenwald always is.

He's not alone, BTW. Tons of upstart pischers are flooding New Media - many of whom can't compose a comprehensive thought, most of whom have absolutely no regard for any journalistic rigors. Posting links does not a reporter make, especially when said links seem to be constantly recursive.

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Plus, he's a lying dickwad.




ETA: Goddamned open tags. Bargle bargle bargle...