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I find myself looking forward to reading the article that this author describes. But then it never appears. The author spends several pages telling us how cle
by jasonkester 11y ago
I find myself looking forward to reading the article that this author describes. But then it never appears.
The author spends several pages telling us how clever and interesting he is, with his unique method of infiltrating this secret world, putting him in such company as [some important famous journalist we would be familiar with were we as educated and worldly as the author] and gaining the insight and ability to write this masterful piece of journalism that you, Reader, are about to witness.
And then he spends a paragraph or two saying "it's secretive, and offshore". And we're done.
I want my ten minutes back.
- sciurus 11y agoI suspect the authors hope is that you'll buy their upcoming book.
- gozo 11y agoThere are a number of examples in the second part of the article (after “Everyone calls us the Crook Islands now”). Also it's a her and she is a not a journalist.
- RP_Joe 11y agoI agree. Btw the author is a she. She has many articles and any info on this topic by a subjective author is interesting. http://works.bepress.com/brooke_harrington/ http://works.bepress.com/brooke_harrington/ I hope she has a follow up article with more meat.