In the maelstrom, Sonmez somehow managed to find the time to compose a few truly epic multi-tweet threads, reminiscing about her dashed newsroom dreams and a ‘bittersweet’ move to China in 2013, in the hope of finding a more fair work environment. She also spoke of being ‘punished’ by the Post for her ‘trauma’.
You would think that staff at US national newspapers would have better things to do with their time, as the nation they are tasked with covering suffocates under the weight of soaring inflation, terrible gun violence and extreme political division. But apparently not.
It seems barely a few months go by without further evidence that within American elite journalism the hypocritical, spoiled, crybaby demographic is rather overrepresented. It’s truly remarkable how adept these journalists are at making the story about themselves.
While regular people struggle to afford petrol for their cars, or to find baby formula in the supermarket, these elite journalists always manage to find the angle that leads us back to their feelings.
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