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Re: #2 -- read more carefully -- I highlighted two separate quotes from different paragraphs in the piece. And I'll wager the journalist chose that quote about
by ForHackernews 8y ago
Re: #2 -- read more carefully -- I highlighted two separate quotes from different paragraphs in the piece.
And I'll wager the journalist chose that quote about "selling joy" to emphasize how ridiculous it sounds. There's a degree of dramatic irony at work here; you have to understand how to read between the lines.
e.g. here's one of the author's colleagues at NPR retweeting the "Hilarious story from @samsanders" https://twitter.com/pgogoi/status/1120711647323197440 https://twitter.com/pgogoi/status/1120711647323197440
I guarantee you NPR journos do not think everyone should live in "PodShares"
- will_brown 8y ago>And I'll wager the journalist chose that quote about "selling joy" to emphasize how ridiculous it sounds... you have to understand how to read between the lines. The qoute is from their financial sponsor...the “journalist” is not picking quotes, and they are not mocking their sponsors “ridiculous” quotes, they are being paid ...and they are pushing their sponsors brand new rental business.
- ForHackernews 8y agoSorry, why are you putting the word "journalist" in scare quotes? Is your assertion that Sam Sanders is not a journalist? I think your interpretation badly misunderstands the relationship between journalists and sources quoted. Every reputable publisher has a strict separation between the advertising/business side of the organization and the editorial side.[0] [0] https://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2012/12/19/breaking-down-the-wall/ https://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2012/12/19/breaking-down-...