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NPR had an entire show about coal-country, where apart from some setup, the whole thing was local people speaking for themselves, about their personal concerns.
by robotresearcher 9y ago
NPR had an entire show about coal-country, where apart from some setup, the whole thing was local people speaking for themselves, about their personal concerns. Their own voices.
It was a interesting show, and the opposite of sneering.
- coldtea 9y agoNPR is not the New Yorker or tons of other similar outlets (including most major newspapers)...
- robotresearcher 9y agoDo you find any sneering in this New Yorker piece? http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-lives-of-poor-white-people http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-lives-...
- robotresearcher 9y agoSearch for 'working poor' in the NY Times: https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection®ion=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=Homepage#/working%20poor https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&co... Top hit headline: "How Child Care Enriches Mothers, and Especially the Sons They Raise" and the New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/search?q=working+poor http://www.newyorker.com/search?q=working+poor Top hit headline: "The High Cost, For The Poor, Of Using A Bank" Sneering?