I find that Slate.com’s Jack Shafer often articulates my inchoate instincts about journalism. I only have vague feelings about a lot of issues until Jack Shafer spells things out for me.
I’m often accused of obsession in my blogging. It’s a cheap shot, a negative way of portraying dedication. “Stalking” is a similar putdown.
I’ve often wondered why female journalists aren’t prettier. I think the answer is that journalism is often hard work that involves a lot of bother and legwork. This does not tend to produce babes.
Jack Shafer writes: Compared with the journalistic investigation that I assume McGinniss has commenced of his subject, sharing a property line with her is trivial. Right now I’ll bet that McGinniss or a research assistant is combing the complete Palin paper trail of court filings,
