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Originally Posted by GGG
Instead of reporting factually on the issue it’s cranked up with outrage. It’s designed to illicit anger rather than inform. The defence of its not wrong really isn’t good enough. It’s not journalism.
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Bell is a columnist, not a City Hall beat reporter. Both are journalism, just different types of journalism. His opinion pieces are meant to generate a strong reaction. Those are the marching orders given to every journalist who gets a column. The fact he’s still employed when 90 per cent of his peers have been laid off or left the industry suggests he does his job (drive engagement) very well.