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I guess criticising journalism is hack at this point, but these little examples still flabbergast me. It's a long article, but it's mostly an article about the
by netcan 5y ago
I guess criticising journalism is hack at this point, but these little examples still flabbergast me.
It's a long article, but it's mostly an article about the person. Almost no information about the actual issue at hand. Where is the journalistic curiosity. How does the clause work? How many contracts is it in? Are there other boilerplate clauses that work like this? What about other states? What about other lawsuits. I assume a lone Houston businessman isn't the only affected party taking legal action.
It's terrible that reading articles on a topic doesn't actually inform you about it.
- bjourne 5y agoJournalists don't have time and magazines don't have money to spend. If you are interested in the topic, see the Copy, Paste, Legislate expose done by USA Today in collaboration with a few other papers: https://eu.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/07/17/lawmakers-ok-with-copying-model-bills/3424549002/ https://eu.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/07... The part about the anti-boycott laws is here: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/05/01/statehouse-model-bills-bds-protest-bans/3575083002/ https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/05/01... There has been a lot of legal analysis about this topic too. Most believe that these anti-boycott laws are unconstitutional and will (eventually) be struck down by the Supreme Court. But it may take years or decades before a final decision is made.