> What happens when journalists don't have any friends in finance to challenge their thinking? I have a basic theory that 'journalists' don't generally underst

> What happens when journalists don't have any friends in finance to challenge their thinking? I have a basic theory that 'journalists' don't generally understand math or finance. For one, if they did, they wouldn't choose to become journalists. As a result, they surround themselves with a bubble of low math and finance skills and are prone to misunderstand and conflate basic concepts like assets and income.