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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Ahhh yes, criticizing the Flames approach here is just irrational expression of emotions. While defending the Flames isn't clouded at all by an irrational emotional attachment to laundry.
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That's not what I said. I said they were emotional Twitter posts. Money quotes:
‘The Flames are really dumb.’
‘This horrific circumstance.’
‘Looks really bad.’
‘Truly grotesque.’
Good journalists don't talk about what they feel; they tell the story and let the audience have its own reaction. Talking about your own feelings is, in fact, emotional, and it is not good journalism. Making a short statement of opinion on Twitter is not journalism at all.
But expressing one's outrage (‘faux’ or not) seems to be the primary function of Twitter. A good journalist (there are still a few around) would be very well advised to say
nothing on that platform, except ‘I have a new story up about X. Here is the link.’