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A tale that predates the "yellow journalism" movement. One of my favorite anecdotes about Ben Franklin (via the Isaacson biography) was his tendency to delibera
by ilamont 4y ago
A tale that predates the "yellow journalism" movement. One of my favorite anecdotes about Ben Franklin (via the Isaacson biography) was his tendency to deliberately gin up stories or controversy in his publications, using fake letters to the editor and other tricks. This was in the mid 1700s.
TV news has the same problem. After the Eagles broke up, drummer Don Henley nailed it with one of his first solo hits, Dirty Laundry:
I make my livin' off the evenin' news
Just give me somethin', somethin' I can use
People love it when you lose
They love dirty laundry
Well, I coulda' been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear
Give us dirty laundry
- poo-yie 4y agoI came to make same comment about Don Henley's song Dirty Laundry. The song sums it up perfectly. It's also a great song musically.
- 0xbadcafebee 4y agoThere's a podcast called "The Past Times!" where two comedians just read a newspaper from 200 years ago. They're insane.
- dirtybird04 4y agoThank you for the recommendation! These guys sound hilarious and I am really looking forward to listening to the whole series