There are definitely things I didn't delve into. A more nuanced take would have engaged more with the various segments of the media. On the other hand, there's

There are definitely things I didn't delve into. A more nuanced take would have engaged more with the various segments of the media. On the other hand, there's a great sociological article by Kieran Healy called Fuck Nuance. As he writes: "Nuance is not a virtue of good sociological theory. Although often demanded and superficially attractive, nuance inhibits the abstraction on which good theory depends. I describe three “nuance traps” common in sociology and show why they should be avoided on grounds of principle, aesthetics, and strategy. The argument is made without prejudice to the substantive heterogeneity of the discipline." I believe that models at different levels of abstraction have value and that sometimes too high a resolution picture obscures useful patterns at a higher level. In this case, I think there are things that can be usefully be said about the mainstream media - in particular that there is something of a culture clash, that many journalists are struggling or went through a period of struggle to get where they are and that there is some level of jealousy towards overpaid programmers straight out of college.