Wednesday, June 17, 2009

A new pet peeve...

That's right, another annoyance that I feel must be published. In fact, I think it is really important to know what your top 10 pet peeves are, and share them with those closest to you. Make sure you think it over before you blurt them out, because I've learned that it really reveals a lot about the person.
I haven't organized my top 10, but here is my brand new one:

CNN, Fox News, and other large news conglomerates using internet forum posts to bolster a news piece. For instance: "Jane245, says this about gay rights" and then they put a picture of the forum, as if it is a legitimate source. Is that hilarious or what?? It is especially funny when you they quote people with names like "hairymole7" or "bigtim". Are we getting that desperate for commentary that we have to search the wasteland of internet forums? This should be a number one "no-no" taught in journalism. I know for a fact that I would be laughed at in the scholarly field if I referenced such sources. Journalism has already lost much prestige in the last decade, must we make it worse?

Oh, and what's with people who never use the suicide lane when turning left, feeling the left blinker is sufficient. Ugh!

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