The next generation of dictionaries will contain the entry
journalism, n. Gossip, rampant speculation.
I had hopes that the C-SPAN coverage of the Democratic National Convention would be better than the coverage from the so-called news channels (every time I take a peek at MSNBC, they’re concern-trolling; I haven’t even bothered with CNN), but those hopes have just been dashed.
One of the talking heads was filling up the time until the speeches start by speculating on which Democrats might run for president in 2012.