My OperaMyths about Journalists
Monday, March 23, 2009 7:51:01 AM
In Tim Harrowers Inside Reporting
I'm sure I can find so many misconceptions about journalists, but here are just a few to get us going.
1. Female reporters are gutsy, idealistic, beautiful and single; male reporters are surly, cynical loners, who’ll lie, cheat and ruin people’s lives to get a juicy scoop.
2. Reporters routinely solve mysteries before the cops, even after their editors yank them off their stories
3. Reporters spend all their time either:
a) Ambushing celebrities outside nightclubs, b) dodging bullets in foreign hotspots or c) shouting questions at crooked politicians on the steps of City Hall.
4. Reporters celebrate their big stories by drinking whiskey they hide in their desks
5. All reporters have a liberal bias
I'm sure I can find so many misconceptions about journalists, but here are just a few to get us going.
1. Female reporters are gutsy, idealistic, beautiful and single; male reporters are surly, cynical loners, who’ll lie, cheat and ruin people’s lives to get a juicy scoop.
2. Reporters routinely solve mysteries before the cops, even after their editors yank them off their stories
3. Reporters spend all their time either:
a) Ambushing celebrities outside nightclubs, b) dodging bullets in foreign hotspots or c) shouting questions at crooked politicians on the steps of City Hall.
4. Reporters celebrate their big stories by drinking whiskey they hide in their desks
5. All reporters have a liberal bias
