A complicating factor that I hear from some of the disillusioned journos is that journalism works best when it's blue collar. Seeking status, and the kind of c

A complicating factor that I hear from some of the disillusioned journos is that journalism works best when it's blue collar. Seeking status, and the kind of compromises made to maintain status contribute to the fact journalism is in the dumps. It's not my opinion, but it's an interesting one. Maybe the bottom needs to fall out for a few years for journos to get their act together. But signs point to that's exactly what's happening and all we got was a bunch of bitter and vindictive twitter addicts trying to hold onto what little glory they had.