If I hadn't just had a lovely dinner I'd spend a minute giving CJR a HARD side-eye for that framing, but fine, I get it, you want people to read, whatevs. But come on.
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The story makes this point, but I want to repeat it: age has nothing to do with ability to adapt to journalism as it's done these days. Some of the best digital journalists I've ever worked with are "old." Some of the most tradition-bound are not.https://twitter.com/cjr/status/1013965640917495810 …
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“I’m an old soul” said by a young person in a job interview is a big ol’ red flag
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"Here let me show you how to tweet," says the 22-year-old to the 30-year-old interviewing him. "Have you heard of Instagram?"
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you may have noticed i'm making this point in multiple spots today ...
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Exhibit A: David Carr
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@mccanner totally agree. The real story here IMO is publications hiring “old” people. It’s a real issue that our profession doesn’t really cover. Ask older journos and PJs about getting hired late 40s-early 50sThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The fabric of reality feels foreign nowadays.
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No matter what age you are, you don’t stop learning.
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