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PG seems like a good guy and there doesn't seem to be evidence or allegations. He co-founded YC with a woman who he attributes a lot of the companies success to

by wand3r 9y ago

PG seems like a good guy and there doesn't seem to be evidence or allegations. He co-founded YC with a woman who he attributes a lot of the companies success to. YC did a lot for ALL founders during his stead. The point is, in a climate which was less politically charged He, a person who has no track record, is still painted as someone who is part of the problem. Some ramifications: - people find these stories less credible - alienation of allys either directly or indirectly - undue backlash - distrust of media (interviewer and audience) - lowers bar for being a "bad person" and creates noise. E.g. PGs quote vs. McClure's actions potentially grouped into the same convo. It's so hard to see both sides of things now in a climate much more intense and does less due diligence. Tldr: Agenda first journalism is causing more problems than it solves.

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malandrew 9y ago
> Agenda first journalism is causing more problems than it solves. That's not journalism. That's activism and advocacy masquerading as journalism. In other words, it's propaganda. Things were better, when pieces that were clearly opinionated were in the Opinions section of the newspaper. Now entire newspapers are opinions. To be fair, pure objectivity is impossible unless you only present facts and avoid selective omission, but it doesn't mean we can't strive to try and be as objective as possible. Saying that it's impossible to be objective, so we shouldn't even bother trying is at the root of our current problems.
- meowface 9y ago
  It's very disheartening. Almost every news source has become like this. (Or maybe it was this way for a long time and I never really noticed? Who knows.) I know inflammatory editorial injections into headlines and articles can increase the amount of clicks and ad revenue, but I wonder how much of this is a marketing tactic and how much is a genuine shift towards heightened polarization among newspaper staff.
  - malandrew 9y ago
    I think it's increasingly polarization and a desire to be a participant in the story. The media doesn't just want to report the story. They want to manipulate stories into something they can milk for weeks and months.

by wand3r 9y ago

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malandrew 9y ago

> Agenda first journalism is causing more problems than it solves. That's not journalism. That's activism and advocacy masquerading as journalism. In other words, it's propaganda. Things were better, when pieces that were clearly opinionated were in the Opinions section of the newspaper. Now entire newspapers are opinions. To be fair, pure objectivity is impossible unless you only present facts and avoid selective omission, but it doesn't mean we can't strive to try and be as objective as possible. Saying that it's impossible to be objective, so we shouldn't even bother trying is at the root of our current problems.

meowface 9y ago
It's very disheartening. Almost every news source has become like this. (Or maybe it was this way for a long time and I never really noticed? Who knows.) I know inflammatory editorial injections into headlines and articles can increase the amount of clicks and ad revenue, but I wonder how much of this is a marketing tactic and how much is a genuine shift towards heightened polarization among newspaper staff.
- malandrew 9y ago
  I think it's increasingly polarization and a desire to be a participant in the story. The media doesn't just want to report the story. They want to manipulate stories into something they can milk for weeks and months.