THE INTERNET- In a stunning demonstration of journalism, skepticism, and research, such august publications as Yahoo!News, Indy 100, and MSN.com reported this week that the U.S. Economy has entered into an as-yet-unofficial recession.
The news outlets mostly referenced reporting by other news outlets as their sources. The cited news outlets, in turn, claimed that the sources for their assertions were Twitter accounts (ostensibly authored by strippers,) claiming that business was slow. The Twitter accounts themselves claimed that business in strip clubs is a leading economic indicator and that based on their observations the economy is in recession.
the strip club is sadly a leading indicator and i can promise y’all we r in a recession lmao
— reversecowgirl69 (@botticellibimbo) May 19, 2022
A recession is defined by economists as period of two or more economic quarters of negative GDP growth. It is the editorial opinion of The Field Notes Report’s Financial Desk that the US economy is likely to be in an unofficial recession which will become official upon announcement of GDP figures for the second quarter of the 2022 fiscal year.
It is the opinion of The Field Notes Report’s Editorial Board that any given piece of news reported by responsible news outlets should be attributable to at least two separate and reliable sources. The board notes that a single tween from someone claiming to be a stripper meets neither of those criteria.
It is the opinion of both The Field Notes Report’s Science and Sports Desks that strippers old enough to remember the last major recession, tweet, and refer to “leading economic indicators” may be experiencing slow business for reasons unrelated to the larger economy.
The Field Notes Report’s Production Staff wish to draw attention to the fact that this article features an illustration incorporating both financial and stripper imagery, demonstrating effort and competence not shown by the production staff at Yahoo!News, Indy100, or MSN.com in their coverage of this pressing issue.
