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For a supposedly economics oriented site this article sure spends a lot of time talking about celebrities and how much of a sham it is for them to title themsel
by Roodgorf 11y ago
For a supposedly economics oriented site this article sure spends a lot of time talking about celebrities and how much of a sham it is for them to title themselves "Dr." I am completely on board with the unearned title thing, but how many paragraphs about various people's shelves full of honorary degrees do we need? The title asks why but doesn't supply a straightforward, albeit somewhat obvious, answer until the last quarter of the article. I hate to be another "where is all the real journalism?" person but, seriously where is it?
- exelius 11y agoThey spend time talking about celebrities because that will improve the SEO results of the article. They have substantial, original content that mentions famous people. Journalism is dead. We're now just fodder for the "article hackers" whose job it is to get page views. There are different ways to do this for different audiences; this is the snobbish academic equivalent of a Buzzfeed article titled "15 Signs You Totally Have VD".