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As a general rule of thumb I discount all editorials that start with an unverifiable personal anecdote. They are just too easy to fake and having worked in jour
by iopuy 9y ago
As a general rule of thumb I discount all editorials that start with an unverifiable personal anecdote. They are just too easy to fake and having worked in journalism I can see right through it. Have a piece on illegal immigration? Sure, why not open with the conversation you had with you illegal garder. Legislation on new driving laws, why not harken back to a conveniently apropos story about the nun that honked at you while sitting at a stop light two years ago. These things became the laughing stock of our newsroom. We even had a name for them, "sure it dids".
- Dylan16807 9y agoWhy the hell does it matter if the author actually waited for ice cream? Seems like a terrible reason to discount the entire thing.
- Aloha 9y agoGoogle apparently helps check this one out. http://blogs.transparent.com/spanish/the-meaning-of-ahorita/ http://blogs.transparent.com/spanish/the-meaning-of-ahorita/ http://gringationcancun.com/2011/07/06/how-to-speak-like-a-mexicano-ahorita/ http://gringationcancun.com/2011/07/06/how-to-speak-like-a-m...
- mcbits 9y agoBut both of those articles also start with "When I ..."
- netsharc 9y agoAlso known as Friedman's taxi driver... https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/04/all-news-fits-thomas-friedmans-expense-account/349583/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/04/all-new...
- phrixus 9y agoHaha, or famously, David Brooks' high-school educated friend who is confused by sandwiches https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/how-we-are-ruining-america.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/how-we-are-ruinin...