Lock up all your curmudgeons and children!
Because TwentySomethingJournalist.com just launched.
You know what the worst kind of journalist is? A twenty-something journalist.
You know what kind of journalist doesn’t respect the newspaperman myth? A twenty-something journalist.
You know what kind of journalist doesn’t respect the Paper God? A twenty-something journalist.
You know what kind of journalist is ruining journalism? A twenty-something journalist.
What will the kids these days think of next? A site dedicated to finding innovative ways of modernizing journalism? God Lord.
August 1st, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Oh dear, I’m 30.
Does this mean I have to get off the internet?
(I’m all for changing journalism for the message to be important, not the medium, but the ageist attack is waaaay off the mark…)
August 1st, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Oh shit, I’m 41. Looks like I’ll have to turn in my keys to the internet.
August 1st, 2008 at 4:45 pm
@Dan and maybe Marc,
This post was tongue-in-cheek. It’s not meant to be an attack on anyone. But I’m sure some cranky newspaperman somewhere is seething after seeing Twenty Something Journalist.
Also, this post was a way to test ad sense on this blog. And so far, my ads have not been very targeted.
August 1st, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Cranky newspaperman?
Should have stuck with journalist!
August 3rd, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I’m a 26-year-old freelance journalist with my own site http://www.plentyonyourplate.com. I’m not exactly sure what the point of Twentysomethingjournalist.com is?
What is the point of it? I looked on it, and it looks just like a forum for people to sound off. Perhaps they should have thought more about the content of the site rather than just an eye-catching title?
August 4th, 2008 at 11:17 am
I agree with @Chris. Whereas I think it’s a great idea to have a place for discussing creativity and change in journalism, I don’t think a forum is the best place to do it. For one, I couldn’t even find an RSS feed to subscribe to. Maybe a Google Group would be a better tool for this use case.
August 11th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Are you guys that dense? It’s a forum… so, it does what a forum does. And Daniel, a Google Group is a forum. That’s all it is, just not a very good one.
August 13th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I looked at one topic at that forum. It made more sense than Pat Thornton has in his entire life. It probably made more sense than Pat Thornton will ever make.
And to KJames: Many people do not understand forums. I still have people who say: “Why did you make your site that way?” Well, I guess that question might be correct in the most basic sense. But overall, it’s pretty lame. Much like Pat.