Category Archives: Journalism

The Liberal Liturgy

Comments on Steve Sailer: * There is a market for liberal liturgy. Many people, as they get older, especially, find the repetition of familiar words comforting. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it’s better if the words are … Continue reading

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Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes

Ira Rosen writes in this 2021 book: * Allan looked at me like I was crazy. “I tuned him [Mike Wallace] out. I didn’t hear any of it. If you are going to listen to everything he says, you will … Continue reading

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The Malicious Journalist Thesis

Elizabeth Spiers writes: * The malicious journalist thesis is the one that was the hardest on my ocular muscles yesterday. Scott Alexander—the figure at the center of the piece—believes this, and has advanced this theory that the journalist who wrote … Continue reading

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Where Do Journalists Come From?

Tom Wolfe wrote in his 2012 novel Back to Blood: People have such a colorful picture of newspaper reporters, don’t they, all these daring types who “break” stories and “uncover” corruption and put themselves in risky situations to get a … Continue reading

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Free Britney News Coverage

The Los Angeles Times published today about the recent New York Times/FX/Hulu documentary: “Released Friday, the provocative documentary explores how the media mishandled coverage of Spears during both her brightest and darkest moments…” Wait, I watched the documentary and it … Continue reading

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