• Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org
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    3 days ago

    She drops the veil in the video, but frankly I’ve found her insufferably patronizing over the years and don’t watch her.

    It’s not that I disagree in any way, but there’s a reason I’m in print. There’s no way for me to deliver anything less aggrandizing, and I’m the choir.

    I have the utmost respect for what she does, I just don’t need the exasperation to add to where I’m already at. As journalism goes, this is a duck. I question whether anyone actually takes something away from her direct style.

    I was an editorial writer by trade. I needed to figure out nuance through the written word, because going sharp in verbal tone wasn’t an option. I loved feeling like I made a difference … I’m just not sure I actually did, outside of a few parking signs.

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      3 days ago

      Yeah, I get that. I know some people find her delivery to be incredibly off-putting. Personally it doesn’t bother me and I love her reporting, but I get it.

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        3 days ago

        I think this is an issue of choice of employment. If you’ve ever worked in a newsroom, what she says is so blindingly obvious; it serves only to instill PTSD. Of course we all saw this coming.