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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
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.
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Which is why it's up to
intelligent people to stop visiting his market based (...sorry, there is no way you are going to get me to call this journalism, no matter how you try to justify it) uhm, bloviating, because the bosses only care about money and stupid people eat it up. So what does that say about those defending him?