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Am I the only one who feels that the author's withering rant about Tryniski opinions, and her blabber about free press is an undelicate and unneeded addition on

Am I the only one who feels that the author's withering rant about Tryniski opinions, and her blabber about free press is an undelicate and unneeded addition only to push some agenda ? Like, is it really the point of his project ? Are his views expressed anywhere in his archives ? Why be so judgmental ?!

kennethh 8y ago
I totally agree. There is no doubt the reporter is a Clinton supporter and it almost seems like she have problems believing a good guy like this can support Trump. The article really shows off Tom as a guy who has his beliefs but also dare to hear other people with different opinions.
pmyteh 8y ago
The CJR is a journal about the press; its writers' opinion that a free press is vital is nailed on. I don't read it as trying to push an agenda (which I suspect the author believes is shared by her readers) but to explore the tensions between America's tradition of a viciously partisan press and its 20th Century ethic of studied neutrality, and of tensions between the press as abstract apple-pie-and-motherhood and distrust of actual publications (the archivist's selection of Fox over other media, and the observation that even in their heyday there was commercial pressure for small town press not to do investigative reporting). If you find arguments about the state of the press distasteful I can see why you wouldn't like the last section. But I found it quite interesting.
andyjohnson0 8y ago
Tryniski supports Trump, who regularly describes journalists as public enemies. And at the same time he spends a a lot of time working on the material produced by journalism. I'd say that's an interesting contradiction, and exploring it added colour to what would otherwise have been a dry article about microfilm scanning. Some years ago I did a course on magazine journalism. You get taught to look for the human angle when writing a piece, and to find a "hook" for your article that relates it to current events. This was just a journalist doing that.
Spooky23 8y ago
His political position is unusual and relevant as his life’s work is dependent on the work done and funded by New York State and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Those microfilms weren’t created as the last act of a bankrupt newspaper! Like many people entranced by the right wing message, he doesn’t realize what it really means. (ie, library budgets are always a target, which would mean no library network or librarians to get microfilm from, etc) If you’re a student of journalism or archiving, it is probably very difficult to understand this gentleman’s position.
hnal943 8y ago
The entire article is undisciplined and sloppy. She really gets in the way of the story she's trying to tell.

kennethh 8y ago

I totally agree. There is no doubt the reporter is a Clinton supporter and it almost seems like she have problems believing a good guy like this can support Trump. The article really shows off Tom as a guy who has his beliefs but also dare to hear other people with different opinions.

pmyteh 8y ago

The CJR is a journal about the press; its writers' opinion that a free press is vital is nailed on. I don't read it as trying to push an agenda (which I suspect the author believes is shared by her readers) but to explore the tensions between America's tradition of a viciously partisan press and its 20th Century ethic of studied neutrality, and of tensions between the press as abstract apple-pie-and-motherhood and distrust of actual publications (the archivist's selection of Fox over other media, and the observation that even in their heyday there was commercial pressure for small town press not to do investigative reporting). If you find arguments about the state of the press distasteful I can see why you wouldn't like the last section. But I found it quite interesting.

andyjohnson0 8y ago

Tryniski supports Trump, who regularly describes journalists as public enemies. And at the same time he spends a a lot of time working on the material produced by journalism. I'd say that's an interesting contradiction, and exploring it added colour to what would otherwise have been a dry article about microfilm scanning. Some years ago I did a course on magazine journalism. You get taught to look for the human angle when writing a piece, and to find a "hook" for your article that relates it to current events. This was just a journalist doing that.

Spooky23 8y ago

His political position is unusual and relevant as his life’s work is dependent on the work done and funded by New York State and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Those microfilms weren’t created as the last act of a bankrupt newspaper! Like many people entranced by the right wing message, he doesn’t realize what it really means. (ie, library budgets are always a target, which would mean no library network or librarians to get microfilm from, etc) If you’re a student of journalism or archiving, it is probably very difficult to understand this gentleman’s position.

hnal943 8y ago

The entire article is undisciplined and sloppy. She really gets in the way of the story she's trying to tell.