Self-righteous media maven reveals the struggles journos face (Hint: It's your fault)

If your world-view is predicated on this much self-flattery, it's time to re-evaluate. @pwthornton

— ????dicentra ن (@dicentra33) November 28, 2016

Have you ever asked yourself why journalism is dying? Well, as it turns out, it’s not journalists’ fault; it’s ours.

Please allow Patrick Thornton, CQ Roll Call’s senior director of user experience and strategy, to explain it — hopefully in a way even we rubes will be able to understand:

Why coverage is so off: Journalists literally have no framework or training with how to deal with a president who denies basic reality.

— Patrick Thornton (@pwthornton) November 28, 2016

Journalists also have a far higher belief in reading comprehension and nuance than what general population can generally handle.

— Patrick Thornton (@pwthornton) November 28, 2016

If your headline and first paragraph or so doesn't tell people what is going on, a lot of readers are never going to arrive at the point.

— Patrick Thornton (@pwthornton) November 28, 2016

Let’s focus on the middle tweet, shall we?

Journalists also have a far higher belief in reading comprehension and nuance than what general population can generally handle.

— Patrick Thornton (@pwthornton) November 28, 2016

Amazing. Just amazing.

Pardon me while I laugh for a billion years. https://t.co/CmMZSZw6r4

— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) November 28, 2016

Self-righteous media maven reveals the struggles journos face (Hint: It's your fault)

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