Category Archives: Journalism

Killing Fairfax: Packer, Murdoch and the Ultimate Revenge

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2013 book: * Then they turned the conversation — as they had so many times before — to Fairfax, the hallowed newspaper company and third force on Australia’s media scene. Fairfax was in free … Continue reading →

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Steve Sailer: Scott Alexander Was Right to Fear Doxing After All: CNN Doxes a Tucker Carlson Writer

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Luke Ford

This was not doxxing. Doxxing refers to revealing a home address or personal details that a person wants to hide. This Tucker Carlson writer Blake Neff “doxxed” himself. He published ugly stuff online after publicy boasting for years about how … Continue reading →

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Scott Alexander Closes Down

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Luke Ford

I don’t think you can be doxxed when you already use your real first and middle names on your blog and you are easily identifiable. The New York Times did not doxx this shrink, he doxxed himself long ago. Comments … Continue reading →

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Is Human Nature Good Or Bad?

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Luke Ford

Australian journalist Chris Masters wrote in this 2002 book Not For Publication: “But journalists do have to hold to one strong belief– that people are basically decent. I still believe that if any ordinary Australian sat down with an ordinary … Continue reading →

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Iphigenia: Anatomy of a Murder Trial

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some excerpts from this 2011 Janet Malcolm book: * What they say in their opening statements is decisive, of course. If we understand that a trial is a contest between competing narratives, we can see the importance of … Continue reading →

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