Why is so much “news” such hot garba…? Oh.

SS: Aren’t some of these core requirements of good journalism? How does one wind up as a successful journalist when “suppressing bias” is one of their weak points (on average)? Who hires/promotes them and why? Is good journalism subordinate to some higher goal?

[https://www.businessinsider.com/journalists-brains-function-at-a-lower-level-than-average-2017-5](https://www.businessinsider.com/journalists-brains-function-at-a-lower-level-than-average-2017-5)