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> That said, am I the only one getting annoyed with shallow comparisons of the M1 products? Or is SEO BS hiding the good stuff? Could "Many tech 'journalists'

by q-big 5y ago

> That said, am I the only one getting annoyed with shallow comparisons of the M1 products? Or is SEO BS hiding the good stuff? Could "Many tech 'journalists' are Apple fanboys" be a reasonable explanation?

reaperducer 5y ago
I think it's closer to the truth to say that many tech "journalists" aren't actual trained journalists. Just bloggers cosplaying journalism.
- rjzzleep 5y ago
  Looking at the media right now, it seems many professional journalists are the same.
  - reaperducer 5y ago
    It depends on how you define "the media" and "professional journalist." It's more complicated than most people think. Some of the world's best actual journalists, like Peter Jennings, were high school dropouts. At the same time, some of the world's most prominent people who often present themselves as journalists are absolutely not.
    - greggsy 5y ago
      The old school of journalism allowed for cadetships and on the job professionalisation. The expectation that a degree can get you a journo job has made the industry better in many regards, but I feel like the boundary was blurred into comms, media, and marketing at some point.
      - reaperducer 5y ago
        You are correct. A lot of it started around 2000. The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University was one of the most highly-regarded journalism schools in the nation. Then, its focus changed, and it is now the Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications with the motto "The future belongs to those who understand the art and science of marketing communications." https://www.medill.northwestern.edu/imc/ https://www.medill.northwestern.edu/imc/ I used to work at a place where we would get Medill students as interns. I was told that they were always high-quality. But then we started getting "journalism" majors who couldn't spell, and didn't know the first thing about grammar, fact-checking, interviewing, storytelling, or the difference between fact and opinion; but were experts at putting together videos for YouTube.

by q-big 5y ago

reaperducer 5y ago

I think it's closer to the truth to say that many tech "journalists" aren't actual trained journalists. Just bloggers cosplaying journalism.

rjzzleep 5y ago
Looking at the media right now, it seems many professional journalists are the same.
- reaperducer 5y ago
  It depends on how you define "the media" and "professional journalist." It's more complicated than most people think. Some of the world's best actual journalists, like Peter Jennings, were high school dropouts. At the same time, some of the world's most prominent people who often present themselves as journalists are absolutely not.
  - greggsy 5y ago
    The old school of journalism allowed for cadetships and on the job professionalisation. The expectation that a degree can get you a journo job has made the industry better in many regards, but I feel like the boundary was blurred into comms, media, and marketing at some point.
    - reaperducer 5y ago
      You are correct. A lot of it started around 2000. The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University was one of the most highly-regarded journalism schools in the nation. Then, its focus changed, and it is now the Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications with the motto "The future belongs to those who understand the art and science of marketing communications." https://www.medill.northwestern.edu/imc/ https://www.medill.northwestern.edu/imc/ I used to work at a place where we would get Medill students as interns. I was told that they were always high-quality. But then we started getting "journalism" majors who couldn't spell, and didn't know the first thing about grammar, fact-checking, interviewing, storytelling, or the difference between fact and opinion; but were experts at putting together videos for YouTube.