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FakeNoose

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3. The professional journalists got replaced by clumsy thumbs on cellphone screens

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2022, 02:54 PM

Sep 2022

During the Dark Years of Chump, any high school dropout could convince himself (or herself) that he was smarter than the average American journalist. It's sad, but true. Nobody reads anything anymore, because they're all too busy typing & swiping on their phones.

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The Fourth Estate is Crumbling [View all] Nevilledog Sep 2022 OP

They will write stories after the Red Hats make Trump the God King.... TheRealNorth Sep 2022 #1

"Is" crumbling? It's been crumbling since the '80s and Raygun. live love laugh Sep 2022 #2

The professional journalists got replaced by clumsy thumbs on cellphone screens FakeNoose Sep 2022 #3

Cellphone screens! Not journalism, can never be! Take away the damn cell phones, Twitter Alexander Of Assyria Sep 2022 #4

It rarely existed. zipplewrath Sep 2022 #5

K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Sep 2022 #6

The 4th estate is and maybe has failed us, the people KPN Sep 2022 #7

K&R n/t FSogol Sep 2022 #8

So it is not who counts the votes but whomever holds the truth hostage? Ford_Prefect Sep 2022 #9

The 4th estate has been conglomerated to serve its rich masters, first. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #10

My father was a proud and distinguished member of that fourth estate DFW Sep 2022 #11

HAH! "Free" press. calimary Sep 2022 #12

The free press exists to make money for the owners. Mariana Sep 2022 #13