We must express the view, based on our empirical observations, that a substantial number of journalists are ignorant, lazy, opinionated, and intellec… - Conrad Black

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We must express the view, based on our empirical observations, that a substantial number of journalists are ignorant, lazy, opinionated, and intellectually dishonest. The profession is heavily cluttered with aged hacks toiling through a miasma of mounting decrepitude and often alcoholism, and even more so with arrogant and abrasive youngsters who substitute 'commitment' for insight.

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About Conrad Black

Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, PC, OC, KCSG (born 25 August 1944) is a Canadian and British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and historian who was, for a time, a newspaper magnate with the third largest business in the world. In 2007, Black was convicted of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice.

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Alternative Names: Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour Hon. Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour

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