Star-News: Easy to Mock

Surely it's no news-flash that many bloggers have an inflated sense of the worth of blogging compared to the much-reviled mainstream media (especially since ultimately most of their commentary derives from news reported by the so-called MSM*), but it's worth acknowledging when somebody in that mainstream media has such a remarkable display of "not getting it" disease as the Pasadena Star-News's Robert Rector:

they call them citizen journalists. Which is like being a citizen thoracic surgeon.

I had no idea journalism school was so rigorous! After explaining that Mark Cuban can't possibly have anything to say because he's rich, Rector then goes on to explain that in "real" journalism, "unbiased, balanced and thorough reporting and an ability to write is a requirement," unlike the "unsubstantiated drivel that we call blogs." Golly, thanks Bob.

I guess Rector felt especially proud of the journalistic profession today because the lead story on the front page of the Star-News was actually a real news story, albeit one I found out about online shortly before going to bed two nights ago, instead of a photo of dogs playing in the park or a story about people brave enough to go outside during a light rain shower.

*"MSM" is also an abbreviation for "Men who have sex with men," a euphemism for gay men used by the medical profession since some MSM don't identify as gay.