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The Story Behind the Story
The Atlantic's Mark Bowden tells a tale of the interested voices who power today's increasingly "post-journalism" age.
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In this post-journalistic world, the model for all national debate becomes the trial, where adversaries face off, representing opposing points of view. We accept the harshness of this process because the consequences in a courtroom are so stark; trials are about assigning guilt or responsibility for harm. There is very little wiggle room in such a confrontation, very little room for compromise—only innocence or degrees of guilt or responsibility. But isn’t this model unduly harsh for political debate? Isn’t there, in fact, middle ground in most public disputes? Isn’t the art of politics finding that middle ground, weighing the public good against factional priorities? Without journalism, the public good is viewed only through a partisan lens, and politics becomes blood sport.
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In a post-journalistic society, there is no disinterested voice. There are only the winning side and the losing side.
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Palin resigns, her future unclear - More politics- msnbc.com
One of many fairly routine articles about Sarah Palin's resignation from Alaska government, but I noted it because of what I think is an inappropriate transcription in one of her quotes.
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Add Sticky NoteAnd she told television cameras: "How about, in honor of the American soldier, you quit makin' things up?"
- Speaking of claims of unfair treatment from the media, why is the word "making" in Palin's quote written up as "makin'"? Sure, that's the way she pronounces it, but that doesn't mean that the AP writer should transcribe it that way.
To be fair, this smears the former governor's comment and makes her look more like a bumpkin. There's no artistic or journalistic reason to record her quote like that. - on 2009-07-27
- Speaking of claims of unfair treatment from the media, why is the word "making" in Palin's quote written up as "makin'"? Sure, that's the way she pronounces it, but that doesn't mean that the AP writer should transcribe it that way.
"They Hate Us Out There"
Some people think the death of newspapers is a good thing, and they're rooting for that outcome.
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While some of us think the existing newspaper business model is fatally flawed, we love journalism and we're working hard along with a lot of other good people to transition the media business to something more sustainable. But there are probably just as many–or more–people rooting heartily for papers and journalism to fail, for political reasons.
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Twenty-five years ago, a smart professor and editor of mine named Charles "Puff" Puffenbarger told me something about news audiences that I'll always remember: "They hate us out there." It appears that's true more now than ever.
Pols hit panic button as DTV coupon program goes broke
The DTV converter box coupon program is out of money. What now?
Photos of the Obama family on election night
Photos by Obama's campaign manager, capturing the president-elect and his family in their hotel room on Nov. 4 as they watched election returns come in.
They've Got Mail - The Current
Commentary from the Atlantic on Sarah Palin's choice to use a personal e-mail account to conduct state business and the hipocrisy this shows in her views on government transparency.
Link by Link - Don’t Like Palin’s Wikipedia Story? Change It
The day before Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain's running mate, a Wikipedia user made dozens of seemingly positive and mostly substantial edits to Palin's Wikipedia article. It is uncertain whether this person was involved in the McCain campaign o
The Facebooker Who Friended Obama
The campaign’s new-media strategy, inspired by popular social networks like MySpace and Facebook, has revolutionized the use of the Web as a political tool.
Congress Extends Do Not Call Program
WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians have finally found an issue they all can agree on: Telemarketers calling at dinnertime are a scourge that must be repulsed.
Court Says You Can Copyright A Cease-And-Desist Letter
A blog post announcing a ruling against those who want to post c&d letters online. Those who oppose this ruling claim it will allow companies to bully people who don't have the resources to fight back.
With friends like these ... Tom Hodgkinson on the politics of the people behind Facebook
Hodgkinson hates Facebook. He more or less attacks all the members in this long diatribe.
Obama: I'm Not a Muslim! Forward This to Everyone You Know
Obama attempts to debunk various urban legends connecting him with radical Islam.
For the 2008 Race, Google Is a Crucial Constituency
The Web has changed the way political campaigns are conducted, a fact symbolized by many candidates trips to the Google headquarters in California.
CJR: The Limits of Clear Language
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Even as it advocates care and precision in the use of language, it is more passionate than systematic.
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Take away words, and you have taken away mental function; take away mental function, and you have taken away the possibility of political action.
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