This is exactly correct. Journalism is a serious profession, and I have mad respect for folks who dedicate their lives to it. It’s one of the pillars of democra

This is exactly correct. Journalism is a serious profession, and I have mad respect for folks who dedicate their lives to it. It’s one of the pillars of democracy. And yet, that profession is vilified to no end in a forum that I count as reasonable. Which makes it clear that even smart people can be so easily duped into an alternate reality... quite depressing.