String in a Maze on Rich Guy Quote Journalism (opens in new tab)

Rich Guy Quote Journalism …there’s an entire genre of media coverage best described as “rich guy has an opinion.” It’s surprisingly common, and once you notice it you’ll see it everywhere: entire news stories dedicated to the otherwise unremarkable opinion of a rich person, or news stories that fold the opinions of rich people into their otherwise neutral coverage. In fact, some once prestigious media outlets are now entirely rich guy vanity projects. It is everywhere.