Just having a little fun with the image below. How various types of journalists see themselves and others.
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Ha! Sooooo true! As a quasi web journalist, I can fully attest to the depictions above. Those data journalists are definitely geniuses!
I’m confused. Data journalists — who tend to be by and large print journalists — are supposed to view print journalists as gossippers?
And print reporters view data journalists as people who work in a sweatshop?
…what?
@Andy
It’s a joke. The correct response is to laugh.
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I mean, I get that you’re attempting to be humorous, of course. I’d just rather see the humor be more based in reality.
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Yea. But really – none of those photos are based in reality. Unless you think broadcasters are from LOTR.
But I do see your point. Many data base journalists work in print. Many also work strictly on the web. It’s a mix.
In truth, I did stop and think about that one for a bit. I thought about doing “Editors” but that seemed more like a job description than a type of journalist. Then I thought about doing ‘social media editor’ or something like that – and the pics would be of kids fingerpainting or college kids drinking or something like that. But then you’d just have to call me out because the social media folk would also be ‘web journalists.’
Next time I make a joke – I will focus more intently to make sure the logical structures are in place so nothing gets confused.
Funny. And yes, Andy is correct that there are some duds in there.
Well, I thought it was funny even if some of ’em were a stretch.
Whoever came up with this feeble attempt at humor better not quit their day job. Pathetic.
@Nevada Scribbler – hmmm… Something tells me this one touched a nerve for you. It’s one thing not to find a joke funny. Another thing to go out of your way to make a hurtful comment in reaction to it.
But you are right, this is not meant to be my entrance into the standup comedy world. It was me being bored on a Sunday night. What did you do… watch tv?
Quite funny (if no perfectly accurate). Thanks, Dave.
Having been all four at various times, I’d say this is about 85% accurate, except you’d be all, “Fraud! A REAL data journalist would know that 16 doesn’t go into 85 evenly!” and I’d be all, “Dude. It was a joke.” and that would just be awkward. So I won’t.
Haha, must have some truth to it if it’s rubbed some people the wrong way. Funny stuff.
Hilarious and dead-on, from a print reporter’s point of view.
And the gossip joke is funnier if you think of print journalists as newspaper people and data journalists as tech writers.
Love!
Genius. I love how each example in their own field views themselves as awesome. We really need to reinvent the view of web journalists.
So what is a “Data Journalist?” I have never encountered the term before. (Sorry to be so obtuse, but really, I haven’t). The Sauron ref was pretty funny tho.
Personally, when I think about it, I don’t draw that huge of a distinction between Web and print people anymore — bloggers are another animal, as I do feel that the virtues of a good editor are often unsung. (Charles Choi wrote a cool column on this for Scientific American’s blogs). But I freely admit to being a bit old-fashioned in my journalistic practice. (I don’t feel I have done my job if I haven’t talked to a real live source).
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I enjoyed it quite well. Thanks, Dave.
Simply awesome. The broadcaster stuff is spot on (so to speak).
Spot-on!
Being a print journalist –US correspondent of a Spanish paper– I find this really amusing, the self-image of print journos is right on the money, lol!!!
Awesome! You made a brazilian journalist laugh today 🙂
Lay person here, arrived via link from @jimmacmillan.
Thought this was very funny. My fav was that Print Journalists see Broadcasters as the Eye of Sauron. As a consumer, it’s frustrating how bad American broadcast journalists are. As in any field, there are some who truly excel, but regardless of what U.S. city you might be, turning on the local news is usually a tormenting experience.
When the Japanese earthquake and tsunami hit in March, CNN expanded its coverage by toggling over to CNN International after Anderson Cooper signed off at 9 pm Pacific time. What a contrast to American reporters. Focused on getting the information out, not in entertaining the audience with smoke and mirrors. One of the few frustrations I have living on the west coast is that national TV coverage pretty much ceases after 8 pm local time. This was true for the big events of the past decade: Sept. 11 and Katrina, even on CNN.
Brilliant, Dave!! Love it.
made me laugh 🙂 nice one
I don’t know. I’ve always found myself to be more of a Spiderman, but yeah, print journos are spot on save for that minor detail.