I listen to a fair amount of public radio – largely because, sans antenna, it’s the only non-music radio I can get in my car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And public radio, especially the news and public affairs departments, take the news media very, very seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And periodically, I’ll hear programs on which I hear a variety of people – pundits, academics, journos, talking heads of all varieties – talking about the imperative for a free press. For the regular hoi-polloi, much less so – but that’s a separate topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is important, say the talking heads, because “journalists” are “trained to ask questions”, and feature an intellect noted for “insatiable curiosity”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I usually end up shouting at the radio: “Where? Where are these mythicsl curious journos?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of people like this – about a Babylon Bee <\/em>satirical piece about Democrats flying their flags at half-mast over the death of General Soleimani:<\/p>\n\n\n\n