You're completely correct with both of your points. As someone who actually took several journalism-related classes while in college, I must say that the practice you've described here epitomizes lazy journalism. Good, honest investigative journalism has truly become a lost art overall, and only a handful of media figures are currently producing that type of high-quality work (e.g. Tucker, John Solomon and John Stossel).

The other thing that bothers me about modern journalism is that the 24-hour news cycle has essentially resulted in media outlets hurrying to post breaking news stories online, as if it's a contest. These rushed articles often contain numerous spelling and grammatical mistakes (not to mention various factual errors, as we all know). But hey, apparently for the media, being quick takes priority over being accurate nowadays.

You're completely correct with both of your points. As someone who actually took several journalism-related classes while in college, I must say that the practice you've described here epitomizes lazy journalism. Good, honest investigative journalism has truly become a lost art overall, and only a handful of media figures are currently producing that type of high-quality work (e.g. Tucker, John Solomon and John Stossel).

The other thing that bothers me about modern journalism is that the 24-hour news cycle has essentially resulted in media outlets hurrying to post breaking news stories online, as if it's a contest. These rushed articles often contain numerous spelling and grammatical mistakes (not to mention various factual errors, as we all know). But hey, I guess that for the media, being quick takes priority over being accurate nowadays.