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i agree, i want the editorial to be given a backburner role in journalism stead its seat as the one true way in addition to burying even just the ideas in a ma
by justifier 10y ago
i agree, i want the editorial to be given a backburner role in journalism stead its seat as the one true way
in addition to burying even just the ideas in a mass of words, i think it frustrating and detrimental to also bury sources beyond discovery.. why every online article fails to have a hyperlink biblio at the bottom baffles me
your criticism reminded me of another cia classic: the simple sabotage field manual(o); succinctly summarised here(i):
> Insist on doing everything through "channels.
"Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order
to expedite decisions.
> When possible, refer all matters to committees for
"further study and consideration." Attempt to make
the committees as large as possible -- never less
than five.
> Haggle over precise wordings of communications,
minutes, resolutions.
> Advocate "caution.""Be "reasonable" and urge your
fellow-conferees to be "reasonable" and avoid haste
which might result in embarrassments or difficulties
later on.
> "Misunderstand" orders. Ask endless questions or
engage in long correspondence about such orders.
Quibble over them when you can."
> Don't order new working materials until your current
stocks have been virtually exhausted so that the
slightest delay in filling your order will mean a
shutdown.
> Insist on perfect work in relatively unimportant
products, send back for refinishing those which have
the least flaw. Approve other defective parts whose
flaws are not visible to the naked eye.
> When training new workers, give incomplete or
misleading instructions.
> Multiply paperwork in plausible ways. Start duplicate
files.
(o) https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2012-featured-story-archive/CleanedUOSSSimpleSabotage_sm.pdf https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/...
(i) http://www.business.com/company-culture/coworker-sabotoging-your-office-maybe-shes-a-cia-spy/ http://www.business.com/company-culture/coworker-sabotoging-...
- kafkaesq 10y agoInsist on doing everything through "channels" When possible, refer all matters to committees for "further study and consideration." Advocate "caution.""Be "reasonable" and urge your fellow-conferees to be "reasonable" and avoid haste which might result in embarrassments or difficulties later on. "Misunderstand" orders. Insist on perfect work in relatively unimportant products, send back for refinishing those which have the least flaw. Sounds like the way things normally roll at many departments and teams in certain BigCorps we know and love, without anyone actually doing these things with an attempt to be disruptive. It's just "the way things always work around here."
- justifier 10y agoexactly.. the document simply draws the curtain back have you seen samantha bee's piece on super delegates where she breaks down the rest of the metaphor of the "great and powerful"?(o) you do realise the whole point was that oz wasn't powerful, right? oz is just a midwestern snake oil salesman displaced to a fantasy land full of cowards, heartless people, and strawmen (o) https://youtu.be/XtuWiHYmr4U?t=239 https://youtu.be/XtuWiHYmr4U?t=239 .. whole clip is worth a watch at 6m7s
- maaku 10y agoThat's... the point.