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Category Archives: Journalism
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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Surmounting five riddles of the information sphere
Martin Gurri writes: “The hypothesis, which seems to me the most fertile,” wrote Walter Lippmann back in 1922, “is that news and truth are not the same thing, and must be clearly distinguished.” Lippmann found truth in the analysis of … Continue reading
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Slouching Toward Post-Journalism
Martin Gurri writes: Traditional newspapers never sold news; they sold an audience to advertisers. To a considerable degree, this commercial imperative determined the journalistic style, with its impersonal voice and pretense of objectivity. The aim was to herd the audience … Continue reading
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