Why journalists deserve low pay

In a way I have to agree.  Lately the news media has been really lacking in the stories they cover and you can clearly tell when it is a "slow news day".  I still remember a news media frenzy over a delayed airliner.  They had news copters, people in the airport lobby and all the while claiming "we have no idea what is going on but we speculate that......." 

Good times, good times.  Keep it real and report on good stuff that's what I say.

Then again if journalists are paid like Wendy's workers the mindless "do you want news with that?" mentality comes out and every little thing gets reported on in hopes that one big story (made up or real) will land some sort of recognition or get them fired.  Either way, corporate  news centers win and we are all left wondering stuff like if aliens really exist? or if Steven Colbert will ever run for president?.

The demise of the news business can be halted, but only if journalists commit to creating real value for consumers and become more involved in setting the course of their companies.

As many of you have figured out, we don't really report news here at Ninjalane but rather just repost stories that we find interesting.  Many of those stories are review links to other websites but every once in awhile there is some good mainstream stuff to report on or an original story that needs to be posted.

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