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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I’m not trying to justify it. I’m a former journalist. I understand how the industry works. Columnists are journalists, and their job is to express strong opinions that drive engagement. Bell does that. Your dislike of the opinions he expresses in his column doesn’t make it ‘not journalism.’ It makes it journalism you dislike.
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Then we need a better word to distinguish reporting from punditry or activism. Perhaps it is better stated as he is not a reporter and his column is not News. His content and many other columnists whose goal is to drive outrage are not appropriate sources to discuss current civic issues. People here should do better.
As I said I agree with Rick Bell. The bag law is stupid. So it isn’t me disagreeing with his message. It’s that it’s not design