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It's almost as if the piece is asking him, "Why are you still trying to be a journalist? No one else is."
by david927 5y ago
It's almost as if the piece is asking him, "Why are you still trying to be a journalist? No one else is."
- rsj_hn 5y agoThat's exactly what this piece is.
- bellyfullofbac 5y agoSeems to me the second-to-last paragraph is asking, why be a shit-flinger against left-biased journalism when there are more difficult substantial reporting that he could do with his talent; flinging shit against those establishments is easy and there are many doing it.
- garren 5y agoI just read his post on NPR [0] and as a frequent listener of NPR, I am surprised to admit that I don’t entirely disagree. Taking a critical stance against established media outlets that one was previously closely aligned with, that seems difficult and substantial to me. [0] https://taibbi.substack.com/p/nprs-brilliant-self-own https://taibbi.substack.com/p/nprs-brilliant-self-own