Last updated on:
5/12/2016 |
Author: ProCon.org
George Skelton Biography
- Title:
- Columnist for the Los Angeles Times
- Position:
- Con to the question "Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?"
- Reasoning:
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“[Social media] nurtures short attention spans, the craving for instant gratification and impersonal barbaric behavior. No time for serious thinking or boning up on substance. A quick stimulating hit of social recognition will suffice. And no need for civility when you’re not looking someone in the eye.”
“How Did Trump Become the Presumptive Nominee? Blame Twitter,” Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2016
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1974-present
- Former Sacramento Bureau Manager, United Press International (UPI)
- Former Political Writer, Sacramento Union
- Education:
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- BS, Journalism, San Jose State University, 1959
- Other:
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- Twitter handle: @LATimesSkelton
- Has written the “Capitol Journal” column for the Los Angeles Times since Jan. 1993
- Has been a political writer and editor in Los Angeles, Sacramento bureau chief, and White House correspondent during his time at the Los Angeles Times
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?