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This article - besides what was already rightly said that it lacks substance and is full of lame comparisons - is downplaying Stratfor's role and influence on m
by fpp 15y ago
This article - besides what was already rightly said that it lacks substance and is full of lame comparisons - is downplaying Stratfor's role and influence on many decision makers in governments and industry.
This seems to be in line with Stratfor's own defense strategy against the Wikileak email publications - make yourself small, discredit your opponent (next step / previously happened already by others), downplay the importance of the information revealed and doubt the accuracy / genuineness of the material - claim that it might have been altered (what nobody but insiders can proof right or wrong).
In general reduce exposure and get it out of the spotlight asap (see Stratfor's press release at: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stratfor-statement-on-wikileaks-140524033.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stratfor-statement-o... )
You can say what you want about "The Atlantic" - but the quality of their journalistic work has always been kept to an high standard at least in previous years. I would be (very) surprised if they don't have a subscription/copy of Stratfor's information services themselves given their interest and coverage of geo-political topics.
If "Stratfor is a joke" so why have they so happily quoted from their analysis material in the past?
- tptacek 15y agoWhile Andrew Sullivan was writing his blog under The Atlantic's masthead, he regularly quoted Stratfor. Andrew Sullivan is a tool, was a tool long before he wrote for The Atlantic, and no longer writes for the Atlantic. Apart from Andrew Sullivan's blog, I found exactly one other instance of Stratfor on The Atlantic (except articles either talking about Stratfor being hacked or articles talking about Stratfor being a joke): in James Fallows' blog, once. My conclusion is that The Atlantic does not happily quote from Stratfor's "analysis material".
- ajays 15y agoA quick Google search confirms your claim, at least for his new blog on The Daily Beast: https://www.google.com/search?q=stratfor+site:andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com https://www.google.com/search?q=stratfor+site:andrewsullivan...
- fpp 15y agoVery informative - I do recall to have seen quite some reference to Stratfor on the Atlantic, sometimes also just mirroring their opinions on some subjects without mentioning them, but can't recall if those where all from one person. Nevertheless what checking on Google confirms once more how mediocre the results there have become, as Google seemingly does not differentiate between content, asides or widgets. Hence you get dozens / hundreds of "Stratfor joke" results for pages on the Atlantic that have nothing to do with it. Bug or feature - you decide ;-)