New study shows journalists are dumber than average

[AsianTrumpSupporter]

Journalists drink too much, are bad at managing emotions, and operate at a lower level than average, according to a new study

Journalists drink too much, are bad at managing emotions, and operate at a lower level than average, according to a new study

Journalists' brains show a lower-than-average level of executive functioning, according to a new study, which means they have a below-average ability to regulate their emotions, suppress biases, solve complex problems, switch between tasks, and show creative and flexible thinking.


The study, led by Tara Swart, a neuroscientist and leadership coach, analysed 40 journalists from newspapers, magazines, broadcast, and online platforms over seven months. The participants took part in tests related to their lifestyle, health, and behaviour...

...The results showed that journalists' brains were operating at a lower level than the average population, particularly because of dehydration and the tendency of journalists to self-medicate with alcohol, caffeine, and high-sugar foods.


Forty-one percent of the subjects said they drank 18 or more units of alcohol a week, which is four units above the recommended weekly allowance. Less than 5% drank the recommended amount of water...

I don't think anyone is surprised by this.

 

[Bonzi]

But still smarter than their readers....

 

[Skull Pilot]

But still smarter than their readers....

But not as smart as those of us who don't read the garbage they write which btw is a the larger of the 2 groups

 

[shockedcanadian]

Well the reality is, these reasons are precisely why they were hired in the first place...

 

[william the wie]

I trust journalists who work for Bloomberg and Reuters because at $25k and $10k a year for terminals fake news is to expensive to put out.

 

[ricechickie]

Read the whole article; it was a heavily-Breitbarted sample.



Kidding. However, one should read the whole article to get the fuller picture.