Monday, November 28, 2022

Journalism from A to Z

 

Apocalypse

I’m not religious, per se, but having a rudimentary understanding of the Book of Revelation helps when putting current events in a broader, biblical context.  

 

Boring

What readers should feel when consuming the news. 

 

Clicks

The answer to every version of “why was this published?”

 

Duh

The proper response to a big story. 

 

Evidence

What’s that? 

 

Free

What most newspapers ought to cost.  

 

Gotcha!

Journalism.

 

Housebreaking

What most newspapers ought to be used for. 

 

Ideas

Good ones aren’t necessary. 

 

Jargon

No article is complete without a healthy amount of. 

 

Kabuki

Type of theater favored by most journos. 

 

Lawyers

Thank God for them. 

 

Malpractice

Not just for doctors.

 

Narrative

Making sense of reality.

 

Obvious

The subject of most editorials.

 

Pretentious

How to stay ahead of the audience. 

 

Quit

The world would be improved if many did. 

 

Repeat

There’s no such thing as saying the same thing too many times. 

 

Sensationalism

The tone.

 

Tact

It’s unheard of. 

 

UFOs

The stories that get pushed aside in favor of nonsense. 

 

Vacant

The minds of most columnists.

 

Wit

Mostly absent.

 

X-Rated

Yeah right.

 

Yack

What regular people want to do after watching TV. 

 

Zombie

The equivalent charisma and uncanny resemblance of most cable news hosts. 

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