Yea- I've said for a long time, beat writers have gotten pretty terrible over the years. Would consider none "journalists".
I don't care if you like OM or State, just put facts in your articles and quit going for ways to spin your articles so you get more views. I can read Rick Cleveland all day and not get offended, even when he does start slanting. He still attempts to keep it even keel, and puts the respect of his profession above the dirty stuff. It's easy to resort to that stuff, makes your columns much easier to write. To put actual thought, truth, etc. in is what makes it hard and why not everyone can do it.
None of them take their job seriously- you included, Godfrey. You use it to spin and slant until you think you get what you wanted. But there's no professionalism involved in that. The sad thing is he could actually be decent if he gave the profession the respect it deserved- but I'll only equate him to a 15 year old girl that starts rumors to make herself feel better. Like watching Mean Girls or something.
