"Oxy, meet moron. I can think of no better demonstration of
the current business model of newspapers (i.e. to sell a
readership to advertisers, rather than to sell information to
readers) than the use of someone's half-arsed opinions to fill the
spaces between the advertisements. Yes, they are cheaper than
actual fact-centric stories from home-based reporters or bought
from one of the press agencies, but they are worth NOTHING. If
someone has access to special information on a subject that makes
their analysis more cogent than other people's and a better guide
to what's going on, then TELL ME THAT INFORMATION. If they don't
then STFU. This is not journalism. When I want some dingbat's
ill-informed opinions about the ephemeral distractions of the day,
I go down to the pub and tape what I say after a few beers."
-- Smut Clyde, comment at Sadly, No
(
thanks to
realinterrobang
for quoting it earlier)