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I don't know much about journalism but I follow a lot of journalists on Twitter. (And I play a doctor on TV). Aside from coverage of Donald Trump, where in the

I don't know much about journalism but I follow a lot of journalists on Twitter. (And I play a doctor on TV). Aside from coverage of Donald Trump, where in the past he has basically acted as the assignment editor for all of mainstream media -- I don't think this characterization of journalism is correct. For instance, the fact that the title of 'assignment editor' exists helps to dispel the effectiveness of "hunch" based reporting. A lot of the high quality journalism I'm attracted to (NYT, This American Life, etc.) seems to be more "pull" than "push"... journalism through other media (namely TV and video) seems to be more oriented towards PUSH, while print, especially from older outlets (TIME, NYT, WaPo) seems more PULL.

CharlesColeman 8y ago
> A lot of the high quality journalism I'm attracted to (..., This American Life, etc.) This American Life is journalism? I wouldn't call it that. It's more nonfiction storytelling, which isn't journalism in the same way someone's autobiography isn't journalism.
- extra88 8y ago
  TAL does sometimes engage in journalism. Here are a couple of excerpts from the site below about journalism, I think some TAL pieces meet these criteria: "Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. It is also the product of these activities." "That value flows from its purpose, to provide people with verified information they can use to make better decisions, and its practices, the most important of which is a systematic process – a discipline of verification – that journalists use to find not just the facts, but also the 'truth about the facts.'" https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalism-essentials/what-is-journalism/ https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalism-essentials...
  - CharlesColeman 8y ago
    > TAL does sometimes engage in journalism....I think some TAL pieces meet these criteria: Give examples.
    - extra88 8y ago
      > Give examples. A little politeness costs nothing. From this week's episode, New Sheriffs in Town. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/669/scrambling-to-get-off-the-ice/act-one-2 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/669/scrambling-to-get-off-t... It's similar to other work by Zoe Chace, like this story reporting from Jeff Flake's office around the Kavanaugh hearings. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/658/the-unhappy-deciders/act-one-6 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/658/the-unhappy-deciders/ac... BTW, TAL calls what it does journalism. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/about https://www.thisamericanlife.org/about
    - ceejayoz 8y ago
      https://www.thisamericanlife.org/487/harper-high-school-part-one https://www.thisamericanlife.org/487/harper-high-school-part...

CharlesColeman 8y ago

> A lot of the high quality journalism I'm attracted to (..., This American Life, etc.) This American Life is journalism? I wouldn't call it that. It's more nonfiction storytelling, which isn't journalism in the same way someone's autobiography isn't journalism.

extra88 8y ago
TAL does sometimes engage in journalism. Here are a couple of excerpts from the site below about journalism, I think some TAL pieces meet these criteria: "Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. It is also the product of these activities." "That value flows from its purpose, to provide people with verified information they can use to make better decisions, and its practices, the most important of which is a systematic process – a discipline of verification – that journalists use to find not just the facts, but also the 'truth about the facts.'" https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalism-essentials/what-is-journalism/ https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalism-essentials...
- CharlesColeman 8y ago
  > TAL does sometimes engage in journalism....I think some TAL pieces meet these criteria: Give examples.
  - extra88 8y ago
    > Give examples. A little politeness costs nothing. From this week's episode, New Sheriffs in Town. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/669/scrambling-to-get-off-the-ice/act-one-2 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/669/scrambling-to-get-off-t... It's similar to other work by Zoe Chace, like this story reporting from Jeff Flake's office around the Kavanaugh hearings. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/658/the-unhappy-deciders/act-one-6 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/658/the-unhappy-deciders/ac... BTW, TAL calls what it does journalism. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/about https://www.thisamericanlife.org/about
  - ceejayoz 8y ago
    https://www.thisamericanlife.org/487/harper-high-school-part-one https://www.thisamericanlife.org/487/harper-high-school-part...