The Politics of the New York Times
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/the-politics-of-twitter/
I wrote a response, which continues to sit with the status, "Your comment is awaiting moderation."
Well, whatever. Here is my response:
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Seems that some folks still hold on to the idea that it is up to these so-called "journalists" to arbeit what is newsworthy, and what is crap.
Unfortunately, most of what passes for "news" in the U.S. Fourth Estate is, indeed, crap.
When will news organizations go back to "real journalism", where bald-faced lies are challenged in stories?
Because there is a political party that has learned that they can tell the most outrageous lies, and have them reported w/out challenge.
There is another political party that has learned that _they_, therefore, need to report the fact of those lies, thus revealing these outrageous truths -- often with extreme ridicule, shaming the liars.
If news organizations returned to the criticism and integrity of their grandfather's journalism, they might (might!) survive the U.S.'s Great Exodus from newspapers, 24-hour news channels, and the like. But until then, the current trend will continue.
For some numbers to back up what I'm saying, consider this Pew Research survey:
http://people-press.org/report/543/
Today, in Our United States, more people get their news via the Internet than newspapers. And when it comes to the "national conversation" that folks sometimes mention: this is happening in near-realtime...and it is happening on Twitter, as well as certain irc forums. There, people test their ideas -- and if they seem sound, the ideas get written about in articles...and not just blog articles.
But in a nutshell: If legacy media doesn't change, it is doomed:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/vallor/2009/09/legacy-media-is-doomed.php
Thanks for reading,
@vallor
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