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aeon, atlantic, the new yorker. What would you expect from any of those august organs of the press?
by elzbardico 2y ago
aeon, atlantic, the new yorker. What would you expect from any of those august organs of the press?
- benkuykendall 2y agoNot entirely sure what you're getting at here -- what do those other two publications have to do with this essay?
- dullcrisp 2y agoThey’re saying that just like elzbardico on Hacker News, those magazines aren’t good at writing.
- elzbardico 2y agotouché!
- ajkjk 2y agoOverall high quality content, of a certain flavor?
- melagonster 2y agoIn my hometown, there is a foundation focus on propagating some declaration about Tibet people sacrifice human in their traditional religion. the reference is New Yorker...
- melagonster 2y agohahaha, Why you give me angry vote, this is true that New Yorker offered resources to racism and colonialism.
- temp_praneshp 2y ago> of a certain flavor? Yup, creative writing.
- lynx23 2y agoThats what most journalists do these days. I was even told straight to my face that "creative writing" was necessary as the mediaoutlet already knows what their readers like, and therefore facricate paragraphs which they know will be well received. Facts are unwanted, especially if they lead to complicated explanations. JOurnalisms is dead. Its only kept alive by the false claim that it (not in its current state) is necessary to keep democracy alive, which is also a self-surving lie at this point.
- eru 2y agoHuh, I don't understand your reasoning. The first half of your comment provides a sufficient reason why something resembling journalism stays alive: readers want these stories. What does this have to do with democracy, and what's the causal chain that goes from democracy (or the zombie of democracy, I guess) to keeping journalism in suspended animation?
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoI’m open to this cynical perspective but what do you think the journalists feel about their profession? Are they simply doing this to survive and earn a living? Or are they aware of its corruption? Or do they somehow think they’re still performing the job of defending democracy? What about people like professors who teach journalism? It’s hard to imagine that everyone is totally corrupt as to not want facts, although I do agree that news outlets have biases…
- glitchc 2y agoPaired with a nice chianti, of course.
- EgregiousCube 2y agoAnd some fava beans.
- xyst 2y ago“Hyperdecanted” with blender, right?
- afc 2y agoAt least better editing than this terrible writing: > Six hours she had been officially dead. Six times had the hour hand on the clock moved – and she had lain dead.
- datavirtue 2y agoProbably written by AI.