Journalism, according to "Webster's New World College Dictionary: Fourth Edition," is the work of gathering, writing, publishing or disseminating news.

A noble profession, despite its current state.

Now, with the advent of all of the high-tech platforms available to just about anyone, there is a certain level of expertise that has 

managed to escape the public.  And to be honest, this really isn't a good thing. Just because a person has been inside an airplane, that doesn't make them an airline pilot.

But that is not going to occur here, on this platform, cliffredding.com. So stay tuned.

It is what it is ... until it's not.