If tonight every medical student in America died because of some mysterious illness, would we panic. But if every journalism student were to die, the rejoicing would be immeasurable. The unethical pedantic sycophants pumping out endless crap and claim they are "journalists" have killed the profession.
Nobody is teaching them reporting, which is actually not easy. It helps to have a disagreeable temperament to pry information from people and institutions who might not benefit from it being revealed. It’s vastly easier to have an opinion, especially a conventional opinion, and just confirm that. So if you’re a mediocrity who just wants a job, you learn to tell people what they want to hear. Some of your audience will clap like trained seals. Not so much when you reveal uncomfortable facts. There’s real reporting being done here and on X and various digital channels. But I can’t think of a single report in a mainstream print publication that has been a must read in ages… years and years. The young coming up in journalism will take for granted that this was an era of state propaganda in our mainstream media.
The way they’re pounding Elon Musk too when he’s overturning such criminal expensive government fraud. And their followers just stick their head in the ground like lemmings heading toward the cliff. “He has POWER and he wasn’t elected”.
I mean, the reactions, and continued reactions, all sounds exactly like the reactions of childless cat ladies. Maybe JD was on to something? I’m surprised that women didn’t march on Washington with cat hats.
The liberal MSM, especially the NYT, keeps doubling down on the same hyperbole the vast majority of readers have rejected. They are losing subscribers and many are losing millions. Same for the cable networks. The Left Angeles Times is trying to pivot but I’m thinking it’s too little too late. Journalist should challenge everything and report the facts.
I think I’ve had to go through a grief process realizing the degraded state of certain respected institutions of my youth. Once upon a time, one could find actual reporting in the NYT. While it’s true one always had to read between the lines, now they just hit you right between the eyes. Worst of all - for them - is that now, reading that paper is completely unnecessary.
oiled machine now) resonates because, drum roll, it’s true. It reflect a reality that almost everyone who observes things has seen them first hand. Heck I have one in my family. And through her have observed others. The only way to improve it in getting the Left riled up would be to say “childless left wing cat lady”. But good writers, even those still left at the NYT, know: never add redundant verbiage.
"And, of course, no media circus is complete without celebrity endorsements. Fading liberal icons learned the formula: invoke the magic phrase and—poof!—a New York Times article. Hello, Candace Bergen! Linda Ronstadt is still relevant! Jennifer Aniston, we see you! It was like a retirement home for progressive stars, with cat ladies as the admission ticket."
Well, except for hardcore Leftist ideologues and ancient American Communists born in the 1930s, no one reads the NYT for news…they subscribe for the cool word games, the health and fitness articles, the recipes, and, of course, Wirecutter. As for the news? Fuhgeddaboudit!
As a childless cat man, I heartily endorse Vance!
If tonight every medical student in America died because of some mysterious illness, would we panic. But if every journalism student were to die, the rejoicing would be immeasurable. The unethical pedantic sycophants pumping out endless crap and claim they are "journalists" have killed the profession.
Nobody is teaching them reporting, which is actually not easy. It helps to have a disagreeable temperament to pry information from people and institutions who might not benefit from it being revealed. It’s vastly easier to have an opinion, especially a conventional opinion, and just confirm that. So if you’re a mediocrity who just wants a job, you learn to tell people what they want to hear. Some of your audience will clap like trained seals. Not so much when you reveal uncomfortable facts. There’s real reporting being done here and on X and various digital channels. But I can’t think of a single report in a mainstream print publication that has been a must read in ages… years and years. The young coming up in journalism will take for granted that this was an era of state propaganda in our mainstream media.
The way they’re pounding Elon Musk too when he’s overturning such criminal expensive government fraud. And their followers just stick their head in the ground like lemmings heading toward the cliff. “He has POWER and he wasn’t elected”.
Thank you Ken. Not all heroes wear capes
I mean, the reactions, and continued reactions, all sounds exactly like the reactions of childless cat ladies. Maybe JD was on to something? I’m surprised that women didn’t march on Washington with cat hats.
Great reveal, thank you.
The liberal MSM, especially the NYT, keeps doubling down on the same hyperbole the vast majority of readers have rejected. They are losing subscribers and many are losing millions. Same for the cable networks. The Left Angeles Times is trying to pivot but I’m thinking it’s too little too late. Journalist should challenge everything and report the facts.
I think I’ve had to go through a grief process realizing the degraded state of certain respected institutions of my youth. Once upon a time, one could find actual reporting in the NYT. While it’s true one always had to read between the lines, now they just hit you right between the eyes. Worst of all - for them - is that now, reading that paper is completely unnecessary.
I totally agree. They used to live up to Adolph Ochs' standard. No more.
Yep. Like 60 minutes. 🥺
Absolutely.
The “childless cat lady” thing (it’s a well
oiled machine now) resonates because, drum roll, it’s true. It reflect a reality that almost everyone who observes things has seen them first hand. Heck I have one in my family. And through her have observed others. The only way to improve it in getting the Left riled up would be to say “childless left wing cat lady”. But good writers, even those still left at the NYT, know: never add redundant verbiage.
"And, of course, no media circus is complete without celebrity endorsements. Fading liberal icons learned the formula: invoke the magic phrase and—poof!—a New York Times article. Hello, Candace Bergen! Linda Ronstadt is still relevant! Jennifer Aniston, we see you! It was like a retirement home for progressive stars, with cat ladies as the admission ticket."
Tom Wolfe's "Radical Chic".
Excellent and accurate comments. The NYT is trash.
You're not exactly first with the news there.
Yet there are millions who haven't got the memo.
Sure is. Trash i finally couldn’t stomach paying for any longer. Bye, Felicia.
Thank you, for the sanity, Ken.
Great column!
Maybe it's because a majority of NYT staffers are...cat ladies?
Well, except for hardcore Leftist ideologues and ancient American Communists born in the 1930s, no one reads the NYT for news…they subscribe for the cool word games, the health and fitness articles, the recipes, and, of course, Wirecutter. As for the news? Fuhgeddaboudit!
One can only conclude that there must be a lot of childless cat ladies working at the New York Times.
NYT is too dated & fossilized like LA Times etc
Scrap it
Ex pet parent & I back Vance